Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones and military software.
The move, announced on 17 June, has sparked widespread outrage from musicians, activists and social media users who accuse Ek of funnelling profits from music streaming into the military industry.
Many have started calling on users to cancel their subscriptions to the service.
“Finally cancelling my Spotify subscription – why am I paying for a fuckass app that works worse than it did 10 years ago, while their CEO spends all my money on technofascist military fantasies?” said one user on X.
Ya’ll are still on Spotify? I went back to MP3s ages ago. Never looking back. If you need music streaming and aren’t locked up in Apple’s walled garden try out Musify.
Where do you get your MP3s
If you care for sound quality, or supporting the artists (which you should!), buying the music is the best choice. My picks below:
- CDs - if you care for physical copies; can be ripped into MP3/FLAC with a computer
- Bandcamp - indie-oriented digital storefront
- Qobuz download store - you’ll find more mainstream artists here.
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Beast titan with alopecia lookin mf
“Finally cancelling my Spotify subscription – why am I paying for a fuckass app that works worse than it did 10 years ago, while their CEO spends all my money on technofascist military fantasies?” said one user on X.
Delete your Twitter account too you twatwaffle.
