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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by devy on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:07AM (#19115498)
I am on a paid account and I use ad blockers religiously. Will Spotify still terminate my account?!
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by thisisweirdok on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:09AM (#19115521)
No because you're paying them more than ads generate
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by kingosticks on Friday February 08, 2019 @02:52PM (#19118009)
Not by as much a I'd have thought:

> Premium Gross Margin was 27.3% in Q4, up from 26.1% in Q3, and up 200 bps Y/Y. Ad-Supported Gross Margin was 22.1% in Q4, up from 18.6% in Q3, and up 350 bps Y/Y.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190206005298/en/?ut...

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by onemoresoop on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:12AM (#19115556)
Do they have ads in the paid version??
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by umanwizard on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:16AM (#19115601)
No.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by brink on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:19AM (#19115636)
Just banners advertising popular new releases.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by anoncake on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:37AM (#19115906)
In other words, yes.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by omegabravo on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:54AM (#19116118)
What's the difference between an ad and a recommendation? I'm not sure but this certainly feels like suggested music to me.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by anoncake on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:57AM (#19116156)
AFAIK Spotify gets paid for those banners. If they don't then of course they aren't ads.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by gowld on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:04PM (#19116249)
The difference is whether I have the power to customize it or turn it off, or if it is forced into my attention.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by DangerousPie on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:09AM (#19115519)
I'm in the same boat as you and I very much doubt it.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by ijpoijpoihpiuoh on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:09AM (#19115523)
Probably not?!
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