{"id":44960,"date":"2025-11-07T12:25:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=44960"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:26:32","slug":"spotify-recruiting-for-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/spotify-recruiting-for-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify recruiting for ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-16.png 700w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-16-300x30.png 300w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-16-150x15.png 150w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-16-250x25.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, we launched a campaign calling on all Spotify users to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/874149?t=7&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\" target=\"_blank\">cancel Spotify Premium and stop using the app until it removes ICE propaganda<\/a>. We&#8217;re following up to confirm you saw that message and to measure the impact of our efforts so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DID YOU CUT TIES WITH SPOTIFY YET?<\/strong>&nbsp;Please click or tap the option most applicable to you to complete our one-click survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/spotify-survey1?t=9&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">Yes, I stopped using Spotify and\/or canceled my Spotify Premium subscription!<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/spotify\/874284?t=11&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">I haven\u2019t canceled Spotify yet &#8212; but I will now!<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/spotify-survey2?t=13&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">No, I have never used Spotify.<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/spotify-survey3?t=15&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">No, I won\u2019t cancel Spotify for another reason.<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your one-click response helps capture the impact of our campaign so we can turn the pressure on Spotify up even further! If you have any questions about how or why we\u2019re holding Spotify accountable, please check out our previous message below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; Indivisible Team<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8211; PREVIOUS MESSAGE &#8212;&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotify is running ads recruiting agents for ICE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let that sink in. A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force. They\u2019re choosing complicity over the artists, podcasters, and fans who make Spotify what it is &#8212; and when users and musicians called them out, Spotify\u2019s first act was doubling down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we\u2019re not going to idly accept that. We\u2019re going to make them listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019re asking anyone who subscribes to Spotify Premium to cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/871952?t=16&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">Click here to watch step-by-step instructions on how to cancel Spotify Premium.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When ABC\/Disney capitulated to the Trump regime by silencing Jimmy Kimmel this year, millions of paying customers spoke up by canceling their Disney+ subscriptions and putting off their Disney vacations. It worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The same people-power that made ABC\/Disney reverse course can work on Spotify.<\/strong>&nbsp;Spotify needs its listeners and subscribers far more than it relies on advertisers. If enough of us cancel our subscriptions, it\u2019ll send a clear message that&#8217;s too loud for Spotify to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To catch Spotify leaders\u2019 attention and compel them to stop capitulating, we need to move fast and in unison, so we\u2019re asking anyone who can to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/874154?t=17&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">cancel your Spotify Premium subscription<\/a>&nbsp;today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for more tools and info, including ways to join this fight even if you aren\u2019t a Spotify user!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotify subscriber? How to leave them behind:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We created a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/871952?t=18&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">step-by-step video on how to cancel your Spotify Premium subscription<\/a>, and since we understand it\u2019s tough losing your playlists and saved songs, we have resources to help make the transition to alternative music services smooth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/874154?t=19&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">Cancel Spotify how-to guide (FAQs, instructions, etc\u2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/871833?t=20&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">Transferring playlists and music libraries to TIDAL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/871834?t=21&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">Transferring playlists and music libraries to Apple Music<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After Spotify removes ICE ads and stops profiting from fascist propaganda, you may re-subscribe to Spotify Premium at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/874154?t=22&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\">Cancel Spotify &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NOT a Spotify subscriber? How to take action:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not a Spotify Premium subscriber, there\u2019s still a meaningful place for you in this campaign! Chances are high that you know someone &#8212; a child, grandchild, friend, or social follower &#8212; who uses Spotify Premium, and pushing your favorite artists and podcasters to speak out with us is also really helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can make a difference if you don&#8217;t subscribe to Spotify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/871911?t=23&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\"><strong>Use our pre-made social posts to support the Cancel Spotify campaign online.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Post to all your favorite social networks to raise awareness of Spotify\u2019s complicity, our campaign, and how to cancel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urge artists, podcasters, and labels to publicly denounce these ads and pressure Spotify leadership.<\/strong>&nbsp;If you know anyone who creates music or content for Spotify, please reach out to them directly. If you don\u2019t, use social media to publicly call on your favorite artists to join the fight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attend a peaceful protest outside Spotify offices*.<\/strong>&nbsp;We\u2019ll share information on peaceful and nonviolent protests as they are planned, and we encourage you to organize a peaceful protest of your own if Spotify has a presence in your community.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Profit-driven media giants and their billionaire owners seem to think that going along with the authoritarian Trump regime is the easy thing. They\u2019re following the profits and painting it as neutrality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the face of an unjust regime, neutrality is complicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.indivisible.org\/go\/874154?t=24&amp;akid=121880%2E3029%2EC_K3X6\"><strong>Please join our campaign to send Spotify a message that power still belongs with the people. Don\u2019t stream fascism. Cancel Spotify.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you soon,<br>Indivisible Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>*All events should be hosted on public property or in public spaces, such as streets, sidewalks, or parks. Please follow all state and local guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we launched a campaign calling on all Spotify users to\u00a0cancel Spotify Premium and stop using the app until it removes ICE propaganda. 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