Every single time I use Spotify, after the first advert it says to enjoy the next 30 minutes ad free. Then after a 2 minute long song, I get 5 minutes of adverts 😑. Every single time

Edit: using mutify now, thank you everyone!

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    I used Spotify once years ago. wanted to listen to the Beatles or Bowie or something.

    first song was good. then they started playing Sinatra, then Katy Perry, then someone else.

    I removed it just because if I told you to play “X” you play “X”.

    so glad I still have my 500gb collection of mp3s.

  • jsomae@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Because I have never habituated the use of Spotify, I don’t think about not having it.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Spotify kind of sucks. I’ve been buying music from the musicians (mostly via Bandcamp) for years. Buying one album a month for like $8 means is cheaper than a subscription, and I now have a huge library of music.

    • isaaclw@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      They alao have done very little about the misinformation Joe Rogan continues to spout.

  • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    why don’t you have an adblocker? I haven’t seen / heard an ad on one of my devices in 15 years.

      • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Firefox + ublock origin + sponsor block (for youtube).

        i don’t use apple products but it works on everything else

      • console@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        If you’re on iPhone, SOL or use Spotify web with brave browser (in-built ad blocker).

        If you’re on Android plenty of APKs that’ll disable ads and make you ‘premium’

        • paris@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          1 day ago

          There’s no reason to trust random APKs for stuff like this anymore when Revanced exists to let you build the APK yourself right on your phone with only the patches you want. Highly recommend!

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 day ago

      *not necessarily true for podcasts, in which the podcaster could have ads baked into the recording.

      Actually not.
      I like listening to the WAN show podcast from LTT. Amd as most here prpbably know they are very keen on monetizing a lot on their content.
      As it turns out Spotify has different settings between podcasts and music. And they offer the creators to enable ads (even for premium subs) inbetween podcast episodes.
      So if you queue the LTT-podcast after a regular song, you can get advertisements before and after an episode.
      You can scrub through or skip the ad but it requires manual interaction to do so. And hot keys like on (BT-)headsets don’t work.

      I confirmed their existence with the Spotify support

      • Michal@programming.devEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Podcast ads are easy to skip. Still, i pay subscription to my favourite podcast network to support them, and it’s more convenient not having to skip.

      • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I used to get so annoyed at the auto correct to ducking but after a niece and nephew were introduced as variables I’ve found ducking the most effective sentence enhancer that doesn’t provoke a parent teacher conference for my brother lol

  • Omega@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It’s a trap. Its been that way as long as I can remember. If any music service offers a longer ad for uninterrupted music, don’t do it.

    • Nindelofocho@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Idk how it can even be considered a trap or legal its straight up false advertising, textbook definition

  • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I tried YouTube today for the first time in years. Its unwatchable. The frog must have been slowly boiling for years to have so many people accept what Youtube is now. Just wow.

    I managed to watch about 10 minutes but had about 5 ads during that time, taking up several minutes of my time. It broke my focus and I forgot what the video was about.

    Back to Newpipe.

      • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I was using the official YouTube app since I wanted to use chromecast to get a video up on my tv.

        I havent used revanced, seems interesting also. But Newpipe just does what I need so im happy.

        Already have network wide adblocking but doesnt stop YouTube ads in their official app.

          • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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            1 day ago

            Its an app? No i still have a dumb tv. 50 inch plasma that has lasted 10 years now i think. And I like that its not smart, so it doesnt talk to random stuff on the internet.

            I guess I will replace it soon but when I do, that tv gets no internet access. :)

    • Camelbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I can only watch it with revanced and sponsorblock, otherwise I’d just watch some of my old downloaded stuff.