Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

[pploug]

From article: ads are also running on: HBO Max, X, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, LinkedIn and Meta, as well as cable television channels.

And what choice do these platforms really have? They either run ice ads, or risk getting on the bad side on the administration.

[John23832]

Historical equivalent.

1940’s Germany: Run the trains to the camps, or bad things will happen to you.

Sometimes you should say no. We’ve ceded power to corporations in the society so that they are essentially the most powerful thing next to the government. (potentially more powerful than the government in some cases) if they are not willing to say no, that is a problem

[soupfordummies]

So? Risk it. Make a (very small) stand. We're talking companies that are almost monopolies or at the very least duopolies.

[Incipient]

I'd gladly cancel Spotify, however "play song X" on Android, and the move between devices and keep playing/having my music/podcasts is very convenient - is there an alternative?

[yomismoaqui]

YouTube Music, I'm paying 13.99€ for this + YouTube Premium.

[jMyles]

This is one of (though not the only) reasons I'm uncomfortable having my music on Spotify.

I do still publish there, but I vastly prefer my fans grab my music via IPFS or Bit Torrent.

It's so bizarre that someone hovering over the "play" button on one of my songs doesn't know whether they're about to hear Harry's mandolin or an authoritarian recruiting pitch.

[resters]

I cancelled over it. Not worth it to support a company that is willing to profit from ICE.

[anigbrowl]

There's already an artist-led movement to boycott Spotify, if you were looking for motivation to move your stuff to a competitor like Bandcamp or Tidal. This article is not about the ICE advertisements.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/12/spotify-b...

[acosmism]

ditto. my friends can't even play my song even if i sent a link to my profile

[insane_dreamer]

What about Bandcamp?

[gherkinnn]

There are plenty of alternatives. Time to cancel your subscriptions and remember Spotify's decisions once (if ever) the US government regains its senses. What ICE is doing is disgusting and what Trump is doing with ICE is scary.

[wilt6269]

Wow, that jump to Israel was acrobatic. One moment we’re talking ICE ads, the next you’ve built a geopolitical mood board with a side of despair. For what it’s worth, Israel hit Hamas infrastructure after Hamas broke the ceasefire - not exactly random fireworks. But I get it, outrage is the new sourdough starter. everyone’s feeding theirs daily. Maybe take a breath before you decide Spotify is somehow responsible for the fall of civilization.

[rich_sasha]

Th article doesn't clarify... Are the "dangerous illegals [...] rampaging the streets" meant to be immigrants or ICE agents?

[locopati]

The best time to quit Spotify was years ago when they gave Joe Rogan a huge paycheck. The next best time is now.

[inemesitaffia]

HBO Max, X, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, LinkedIn and Meta, as well as cable television channels.

[Gud]

Honestly I don’t get the Joe Rogan hate. Seems like a pretty normal person to me, flaws and all.