▲ 697 ▼ Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by abobla@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Streaming sites not including the option to block content is frustrating. I remember when Netflix let you hide individual movies so they didn't clutter up the categories. When it was removed there was a rumor that giving it a low score would hide it but that never worked for me. Don't even remember the other services offering an option to hide stuff. Really wish that option was common. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) You can still do that on YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't think of youtube as a streaming site for some reason. Maybe because I only interact with it on a computer and the others through TVs even though everything can go through both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago They also have movies, but I figured "buying" them over there is more expensive than getting DVDs or sometimes even BluRays shipped from UK to Slovakia via Amazon. Random example: Blade Runner 2049 bought from seller RAREWAVES for €5.64 ($6.30 currently) incl. shipping, the DVD itself being £2.24 ($2.97 currently). It was new, not used. "Renting" on YouTube for 48 hours within 30 days is $3.99, while "Buying" is $14.99. Seems like I could get it used in "Very Good" condition on BluRay for around €6. Just UHD BluRay is more expensive than YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent [+] JordanZ@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (7 children) I never moved from pandora to Spotify and could never find a good reason to. I realize I’m a decade out of the loop, but what did it do better? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (5 children) Pandora was initially antithetical to playlists, the concept was utilizing the music genome project to play songs that are like songs you’ve liked, intelligent radio. Playlists probably was the thing Spotify had that pandora didn’t have that made Spotify get big, you can make playlists now. I only use pandora because it’s music discovery is so good tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I’m not entirely sure how selecting the song or songs you want to listen to differs from a playlist, but ok. I think the concept of a playlist is exactly what you’re describing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago In the early years of Spotify I liked that it stored the songs on your sctual device, so you didnt need an active Internet connection to listen to the songs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vespair@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I'm so confused, I'm a Spotify user and there are multiple artists I've selected "don't play this artist" on that Spotify blocks for me; it won't even play those artists when I click playlists including them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Streaming sites not including the option to block content is frustrating. I remember when Netflix let you hide individual movies so they didn't clutter up the categories. When it was removed there was a rumor that giving it a low score would hide it but that never worked for me. Don't even remember the other services offering an option to hide stuff. Really wish that option was common. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) You can still do that on YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't think of youtube as a streaming site for some reason. Maybe because I only interact with it on a computer and the others through TVs even though everything can go through both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago They also have movies, but I figured "buying" them over there is more expensive than getting DVDs or sometimes even BluRays shipped from UK to Slovakia via Amazon. Random example: Blade Runner 2049 bought from seller RAREWAVES for €5.64 ($6.30 currently) incl. shipping, the DVD itself being £2.24 ($2.97 currently). It was new, not used. "Renting" on YouTube for 48 hours within 30 days is $3.99, while "Buying" is $14.99. Seems like I could get it used in "Very Good" condition on BluRay for around €6. Just UHD BluRay is more expensive than YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) You can still do that on YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't think of youtube as a streaming site for some reason. Maybe because I only interact with it on a computer and the others through TVs even though everything can go through both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago They also have movies, but I figured "buying" them over there is more expensive than getting DVDs or sometimes even BluRays shipped from UK to Slovakia via Amazon. Random example: Blade Runner 2049 bought from seller RAREWAVES for €5.64 ($6.30 currently) incl. shipping, the DVD itself being £2.24 ($2.97 currently). It was new, not used. "Renting" on YouTube for 48 hours within 30 days is $3.99, while "Buying" is $14.99. Seems like I could get it used in "Very Good" condition on BluRay for around €6. Just UHD BluRay is more expensive than YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) I don't think of youtube as a streaming site for some reason. Maybe because I only interact with it on a computer and the others through TVs even though everything can go through both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago They also have movies, but I figured "buying" them over there is more expensive than getting DVDs or sometimes even BluRays shipped from UK to Slovakia via Amazon. Random example: Blade Runner 2049 bought from seller RAREWAVES for €5.64 ($6.30 currently) incl. shipping, the DVD itself being £2.24 ($2.97 currently). It was new, not used. "Renting" on YouTube for 48 hours within 30 days is $3.99, while "Buying" is $14.99. Seems like I could get it used in "Very Good" condition on BluRay for around €6. Just UHD BluRay is more expensive than YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago They also have movies, but I figured "buying" them over there is more expensive than getting DVDs or sometimes even BluRays shipped from UK to Slovakia via Amazon. Random example: Blade Runner 2049 bought from seller RAREWAVES for €5.64 ($6.30 currently) incl. shipping, the DVD itself being £2.24 ($2.97 currently). It was new, not used. "Renting" on YouTube for 48 hours within 30 days is $3.99, while "Buying" is $14.99. Seems like I could get it used in "Very Good" condition on BluRay for around €6. Just UHD BluRay is more expensive than YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] JordanZ@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (7 children) I never moved from pandora to Spotify and could never find a good reason to. I realize I’m a decade out of the loop, but what did it do better? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (5 children) Pandora was initially antithetical to playlists, the concept was utilizing the music genome project to play songs that are like songs you’ve liked, intelligent radio. Playlists probably was the thing Spotify had that pandora didn’t have that made Spotify get big, you can make playlists now. I only use pandora because it’s music discovery is so good tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I’m not entirely sure how selecting the song or songs you want to listen to differs from a playlist, but ok. I think the concept of a playlist is exactly what you’re describing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago In the early years of Spotify I liked that it stored the songs on your sctual device, so you didnt need an active Internet connection to listen to the songs. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (5 children) Pandora was initially antithetical to playlists, the concept was utilizing the music genome project to play songs that are like songs you’ve liked, intelligent radio. Playlists probably was the thing Spotify had that pandora didn’t have that made Spotify get big, you can make playlists now. I only use pandora because it’s music discovery is so good tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I’m not entirely sure how selecting the song or songs you want to listen to differs from a playlist, but ok. I think the concept of a playlist is exactly what you’re describing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago In the early years of Spotify I liked that it stored the songs on your sctual device, so you didnt need an active Internet connection to listen to the songs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (5 children) Pandora was initially antithetical to playlists, the concept was utilizing the music genome project to play songs that are like songs you’ve liked, intelligent radio. Playlists probably was the thing Spotify had that pandora didn’t have that made Spotify get big, you can make playlists now. I only use pandora because it’s music discovery is so good tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I’m not entirely sure how selecting the song or songs you want to listen to differs from a playlist, but ok. I think the concept of a playlist is exactly what you’re describing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago In the early years of Spotify I liked that it stored the songs on your sctual device, so you didnt need an active Internet connection to listen to the songs. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I’m not entirely sure how selecting the song or songs you want to listen to differs from a playlist, but ok. I think the concept of a playlist is exactly what you’re describing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I’m not entirely sure how selecting the song or songs you want to listen to differs from a playlist, but ok. I think the concept of a playlist is exactly what you’re describing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago I think generally it is the key feature. Internet radio existed before pandora came along, pandora was novel in that it implemented the music genome project. The idea of the user selecting the next song was counter to their intent. Playlists, and/or the user selecting their songs wasn’t exactly novel except for the free2play model w/ads allowing its widespread adoption. IMO pandora paved the way for the commercial viability of Spotify, now pandora has playlists and you can select individual songs and albums. I still use it just for the music discovery permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago In the early years of Spotify I liked that it stored the songs on your sctual device, so you didnt need an active Internet connection to listen to the songs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago I'm so confused, I'm a Spotify user and there are multiple artists I've selected "don't play this artist" on that Spotify blocks for me; it won't even play those artists when I click playlists including them. permalink fedilink source parent