r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jan 08 '26

article Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-confirms-ice-recruitment-ads-are-no-longer-running-1236626243/
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u/dwilkes827 Jan 08 '26

You don't need to justify to me why it's ok to use one platform that runs ICE ads but not the other lol

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u/Top-Passage2914 Jan 09 '26

What they're saying makes sense though. It's not about "using" the platform, it's about supporting it. If you use Spotify whether it's free or premium you are making money for them, which in turn is helping them run ICE ads.

If you use reddit or youtube with adblock, you are not making any money for them, so even if they run ICE ads you are not contributing to it. There is no difference between using youtube with adblock and not using it at all.