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Spotify users are facing another reason to cancel their subscriptions to the increasingly controversial streaming giant.
from military contract to AI-generated bands “verified by Spotify”via soaring prices and the artist speak out against the platform Users aren’t bothered by why they’re dumping the Swedish company, calling it “the worst thing that ever happened to a musician.”
Now there are new ads as subscribers are boycotting the streamer for running a series of job ads courtesy of ICE. Controversial US Government Agency Responsible for implementing Donald Trump’s policies of mass detention and deportation.
Propaganda and fear-mongering ads refer to “dangerous lawbreakers” and encourage U.S. residents to become ICE agents with phrases such as “Fulfill our mission to protect America. Join.Ice.Gov.”
A Spotify spokesperson said the ad complies with the streamer’s U.S. advertising policies, stressing that it is “part of a broader campaign being conducted by the U.S. government across television, streaming and online channels.”
Extrajudicial, paramilitary, and federal law enforcement agencies are under the supervision of the Department of Homeland Security. sparked nationwide demonstrations this year.
ICE’s aggressive and intimidating tactics have been heavily criticized, with concerns raised over a lack of accountability and racial profiling.
Politico described ICE as “an uninformed, masked domestic army,” while the Guardian referred to it as “Trump’s personal rogue agency carrying out his orders without regard to generally accepted norms or laws,” adding, “They have become a kind of domestic enforcer for MAGA’s purposes, rounding up ‘illegal aliens’ and deporting purported criminals to El Salvador to face justice outside of court.”
There have been multiple reports of mistreatment and mistreatment of detainees, including pregnant women and children, in ICE facilities. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s office released data showing “at least 510 incidents” of physical and sexual abuse.
Several artists spoke out against ICE this year. bad bunnyGreen Day, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo and Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha wrote: “Its agents are weaponizing what they believe to be the law and applying it only to those they target, while unlawfully detaining, harassing, terrorizing, and disappearing members of our community with total impunity.”
He added: “They are trying to blur the line between protest and ‘terrorism’. It seeks to blur the line between who is an innocent worker and who is a “violent criminal.” This may soon become the norm, whether you are a citizen or not. To stand with us is to stand up for yourself. ”
Spotify previously reported that it hosted a brunch at President Donald Trump’s inauguration this year and donated $150,000 (130,000 euros) to the official ceremony. today’s news.
The streamer has also faced backlash in recent months from: Artists who choose to remove their music from Spotify That’s because then-CEO Daniel Ek had “invested millions of dollars in AI military drone technology.”
Spotify has also recently Velvet Sundown, an AI-generated bandhas successfully amassed millions of streams and is displayed on the platform with a “Verified Artist” badge. euronews culture explained Spotify’s role in bringing AI bands onto the platform as “a prime example of authoritarian tech bros seeking to reduce human creation to algorithms designed to eradicate art.”
This month we have Daniel Ek Spotify CEO resigns He claimed the move was to allow him to focus on other businesses. His successors will be Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström.
Spotify board member Woody Marshall claimed that the leadership change had been in the works for years. Nevertheless, soon-to-be co-CEOs Söderström and Norström will have to work double shifts to regain the credibility that seems sorely lacking at the moment.