Another reason to never listen to anything recommended by spotify

  • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is payola in the modern age. If a record company gives enough money to Spotify, they’ll promote the hell out of it and guarantee it’s a hit. So the record labels with the most money are the only ones that can make serious money.

    Does Spotify disclose that this is paid promotional content in the app?

    • Metal0130@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s shown right there in the thumbnail. The text reads “Sponsored recommendation”. After some initial conditioning, it seems easy to ignore it after a while, just like the first few Google results or other ads seen across the web.