Spotify has been pissing me off recently. Repeated pop up (internal) ads, and now this. Are there any alternatives that don't require selfhosting?
Cherry on the top: The new widget doesn't work.
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2026
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Enshittification
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What is enshittification?
The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
The lifecycle of Big Internet
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
Embrace, extend and extinguish
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
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Spotify enshittification is so bad. I came here cos i wanted to vent that they've added a delay on volume changes, making you waste about 5 to 10 more seconds every time you change the volume on PC. Didn't want to make my own post just to vent about it so this seems like the right place