eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSpotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages.podnews.netexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down16
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkSpotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages.podnews.neteicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·2 months agoWait - they pay . . . for “Premium” . . . and still have fucking ads? lol
minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoThey’re talking about the ads in podcasts put there by the podcasters. Not ads put there by Spotify.
minus-squareabbadon420@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI have premium family, but the only ads I hear are the ones that creaters put in themselves. I don’t mind those as much. Edit: what joe said
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoIts akin to paying for a movie and being pissed off that Mercedes paid to have their car in it. The people we are listening to have sponsors and deals. I would prefer they didnt but it is what it is.
Wait - they pay . . . for “Premium” . . . and still have fucking ads?
lol
They’re talking about the ads in podcasts put there by the podcasters. Not ads put there by Spotify.
I have premium family, but the only ads I hear are the ones that creaters put in themselves. I don’t mind those as much.
Edit: what joe said
Its akin to paying for a movie and being pissed off that Mercedes paid to have their car in it.
The people we are listening to have sponsors and deals. I would prefer they didnt but it is what it is.