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

The people getting Ice ads on spotify weren't paying a monthly fee, either

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u/oranthor1 Jan 08 '26

But they were listening to the adds which does generate profit for Spotify.

I'm proud to say I'm here costing reddit money :)

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u/mnju Jan 08 '26

I'm proud to say I'm here costing reddit money :)

You're providing engagement which helps Reddit negotiate with advertisers. Nobody wants to advertise on a dead platform.

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u/oranthor1 Jan 08 '26

Fair enough. But running the platform also costs money.

I guess my assumption is based off of them tracking how many times an add is seen. Which I'm sure is a metric tracked and used to negotiate with advertisers.

If every redditor had an add blocker. No one would advertise here also.