Spotify’s web player is one of its best features, but it also opens the door to a significant problem: Ad blockers. If you have a free account on Spotify, you can circumvent the banner ads and commercial breaks by installing an ad blocker on your browser, cutting off the service’s only means of making money off of you.
Spotify has been putting up with this activity for years, but the free ride appears to be coming to an end. This week, the company began sending out emails to users informing them that its user guidelines have been updated to “[make] it clear that all types of ad blockers, bots, and fraudulent streaming activities are not permitted.” Starting March 1st, if you are caught using an ad blocker, you could be suspended or banned immediately.
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Spotify says it’ll suspend or ban your account if you use an ad blocker originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 15:31:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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