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newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is payola in the modern age. If a record company gives enough money to Spotify, they’ll promote the hell out of it and guarantee it’s a hit.
Does Spotify disclose that this is paid promotional content in the app?
Metal0130@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s shown right there in the thumbnail. The text reads “Sponsored recommendation”. After some initial conditioning, it seems easy to ignore it after a while, just like the first few Google results or other ads seen across the web.