[jackdh]

spotify without the free tier.

[r-w]

The free tier is what we already have.

[nkozyra]

Not at all. We hit paywalls, are bombarded with low quality or malicious ads (without adblock) even if we're paying ... it's a mess. Spotify and free streaming platforms keep advertising largely unobtrusive.

[rchaud]

In what way? Spotify pauses ads when you mute the volume and resumes them when you turn it back up. Its ads are also louder than the music in general.

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The advertising Spotify slots into your playlists is hardly unobtrusive...

[nkozyra]

Where else would they slot ads? Advertising is obtrusive by default so we have to compare relative to the egregious examples.