eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down16
arrow-up165arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·3 months agoWait - they pay . . . for “Premium” . . . and still have fucking ads? lol
minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·3 months agoThey’re talking about the ads in podcasts put there by the podcasters. Not ads put there by Spotify.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 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.
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.