also have used cracked apps for ages and don’t get ads if I can help it.

doesn’t this count as voting with my wallet enough?

I don’t know why you’re so hung up on ads. The issue at hand is that Spotify assisted ICE for a year.

Or not, if ICE murdering citizens in the street doesn’t bother you that much.

So you hate waffles?

Do you have a source for Deezer running ICE ads? I couldn’t find anything with a quick search.

can get away with

Well then, let’s not let them get away with it. Vote with your wallet. Or not, if ICE murdering citizens in the street doesn’t bother you that much.

And Apple famously did never kiss trumps ass

Tim Apple famously kissing Trumps ass:

• Tim Cook Gave Trump a 24K Gold Gift, but Apple Got the Bigger Win

During a carefully choreographed White House visit this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave Donald Trump a bespoke plaque made of Gorilla Glass and mounted on a 24-karat gold base, but the real value may have been what Apple took home.

The gift, custom-designed by a former U.S. Marine turned Apple employee, featured a large circular slab of Corning-made Gorilla Glass with a hollowed Apple logo at its center. Trump’s name was etched near the top, while “Made in USA – 2025” was engraved at the base alongside Cook’s signature. The disc sat atop a solid gold base sourced from Utah, and even the packaging was produced domestically.

I really don’t know. It was just something I found with a quick search. Sorry.

Even though you’re not American you must have heard about ICE’s crimes. You really want your money going to a company that ran ads for them?

I rarely visit Youtube, but when I do I browse via Firefox with the uBlock Origin extension and I never see ads. You could try that for him.

Hence the “ran” in the title. Ran is past tense. I didn’t say they were running ads now.

I used Sunnify for Linux to convert my downloaded Spotify songs to mp3. Now I have all of my songs locally. Then I deleted my account.

Good point. I never thought about that.

Oh, I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info.

What was Google’s reason for removing reviews of schools?

Good point. I didn’t think to look into the alternatives I just found a site and listed them to help. I’ll cross off those three. Thanks!

According to UBS Global Wealth Report 2026, Switzerland ranks first in average wealth per adult, while Luxembourg ranks first when wealth is measured by the median. If you mean total net household wealth, the United States is ranked as the wealthiest country.

Sources:

• Wikipedia

• Visual Capitalist

Kind of? LOL! I’d say extremely.

Not everyone is aware of the controversies. Until recently I was one of them. I’m hoping this post will reach them and encourage them to join the boycott.

Notice how they have reviews disabled on Google Maps. I wonder how many bad reviews they had before they decided to disable it.

I don’t know, sorry. But here is a list of alternatives:

• 7 Top Spotify Alternatives for 2026

TL;DR:

1. Tidal
2. Apple Music
3. Deezer
4. Amazon Music
5. Youtube Music
6. Qobuz
7. Soundcloud

• Edited to cross off the alternatives that donated to Trump’s inauguration

I was considering writing something similar. Along the lines of, “I love your service but I can’t in good conscience continue to give money to a company y that partners with such morally bankrupt organizations.”

I used Sunnify for Linux to convert my Spotify downloads to mp3 so now I have all the songs I listened to on Spotify.

https://www.sunnypatel.net/projects/sunnify

I wasn’t really paying attention to anything about Spotify until recently. My bad. I’m trying to get better about researching where my money goes.