Comment on Spotify 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.

cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• VibeSurgeon@piefed.social ⁨37⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Lots of podcasts come with sponsor segments baked in. This is basically shipping a SponsorBlock light on-platform

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• ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There are on podcasts, but not on regular music

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• BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I guess this may ads in podcast type stuff? don’t know.

  Yeah:

  In a significant threat to ad-funded shows, Spotify is testing a new feature in its app that will let users skip the ads in podcasts.

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  • cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Title didn’t mention podcasts, at all.

    But it says premium users, who are paying. If you’re paying, you should be able to skip ads. If they’re ad funded, they shouldn’t be charging for access. If they’re ad funded and aren’t charging for access, but Spotify is letting premium users skip the ads, Spotify should be paying them.

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• cowfodder@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes. In podcasts. Just like Apple Music users do.

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  • cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve never seen podcasts in Apple Music. Then again, I don’t go looking for them. I mainly do audiobooks… and the ones I play don’t have ads. ;)

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