Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by EpicEng on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:41AM (#19115951)

They don't, but you also do not have an inherent right to use their service. What about video game cheats? Should e.g. Blizzard have no recourse should you run software which allows you to cheat in their games? You may say "well fix your bugs!", but it seems simpler and better for the community to just ban the tiny percentage of people who are hell bent on cheating.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by discreditable on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:57AM (#19116149)

I don't think cheating in multiplayer games is comparable. Doing so harms the experience of other players.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by acdha on Friday February 08, 2019 @01:42PM (#19117317)

Spotify having to raise prices to pay for freeloaders would harm other people, too. This isn’t like copying software where the maker has no direct loss – everyone using Spotify costs them money in bandwidth, servers, and especially playback royalties. That might not be huge but it’s definitely more than zero.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by EpicEng on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:40PM (#19116685)

The only argument from the GP was

>Why should spotify have any say on what software you use on your computer?

I agree that cheating is not on par with ad-blocking, but that's neither here nor there. If there are exceptions then the GP should clarify their position.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by CDSlice on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:55PM (#19116851)

Well, blocking Spotify's ads directly harms their revenue and not just their feelings. So I would say it is comparable.

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