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Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK

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  • A [email protected]

    Personally, the open source community's aversion to algorithms is what's holding me back. Say what you will about them, but I've found many great songs thanks to Spotify's algo.

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    If you're just looking for an engine that recommends you music based off your likes, the FOSS community could utilize the Music Genomoe Project to build a tool too do that based one a folder or Playlist of music provided to it. I would be surprised if there already wasn't a FOSS tool to do that.

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      Well... with streaming services people don't actually have anything, because nothing in there is theirs to own 😉

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      sure. though it would be easier to talk someone into jumping off a bridge than to convince them to give up something they mostly hate but enjoy one crucial feature of

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        I'd prefer my internet free...

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        Like other medias before, internet probably has reached a need for some harder control. I'm not talking about porn, I'm talking about disinformation, bots and soon AI.

        Not sure which is the best way but I'll not give any id or credit card to any randim site in order to see their content.

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          The effect is still the same these companies are given access to my personal information because the government wants to monitor our activity online

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          Well, actually anybody is trying to monitor your activity online in this moment. But thinking to what Trumo is doing right now probably I wouldn't like to do it as well.

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            Latest Spotify crackdowns on revanced apps and a very recent GrayJay plugin issues made me look into Spotify cracking scene. I found an app that works. But for how long?

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            • O [email protected]

              Already did this ages ago. Been building a collection for decades now. I'm pushing about 10k albums on the NAS. Haven't had spotify since like 2018

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              You have more albums than I have individual files, I don't even know where I would find so much to download.

              I usually just get it from YouTube currently

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                YouTube music won't play in the background though, so it's a pain whilst driving and navigating traffic or routes. Some of my friends make playlists on there and share them, so I do use it sometimes.

                But absolutely use the service that brings you joy, not the ones that I prefer!

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                YouTube music won’t play in the background though

                It does for me though? Unless you don't pay I guess? On android you can patch this with revanced, or use custom players

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                  Latest Spotify crackdowns on revanced apps and a very recent GrayJay plugin issues made me look into Spotify cracking scene. I found an app that works. But for how long?

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                  Hmm could you tell me where, so that I can avoid that place?

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                    I already moved to piracy for music because these days Spotify isn't even giving the normal shuffle option for free users

                    Yeah I know it's cheap but I'm a student so..

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                      Already did this ages ago. Been building a collection for decades now. I'm pushing about 10k albums on the NAS. Haven't had spotify since like 2018

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                      Same but I only keep what I really like and listen to, I put playlists on a thumb drive, almost like a cassette player, it just works.

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                        Is this FOSS? Is it on GitHub or can I get it from another app store like F-Droid?

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                        No, it's 13€/month (first month free)

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                        • A [email protected]

                          Personally, the open source community's aversion to algorithms is what's holding me back. Say what you will about them, but I've found many great songs thanks to Spotify's algo.

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                          It's not so much an aversion to algorithms as it is a version to corporate controlled algorithms (which are often targeting highly questionable metrics).

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                            A fellow Bread Harrity super fan I see? I'd like to get all up in that beautiful man's wet spaghetti 🍝

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                            Lol I bet your comment confused them, that line is originally from that On Top of Spaghetti song and it was repurposed by Bread in his classic number The Meatballs the Meatballs the Meatballs the Meatballs the Meatballs the Meatballs of Liiiife. I love Bread. I'm a huge Breadhead and Bread can get all up in my guts any time.

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                              as an independent artist I just wanna add: the best thing you can do to support artists and bands is to buy directly / on bandcamp. spotify pays shit to artists, you need millions of listeners to get any meaningful amount of cash

                              of course that isn’t a sustainable option if you listen to a lot of different music. so piracy is an option that I wouldn’t mind. hell, if you like my stuff and just write to me I’ll send you mp3s for free

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                                DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE! YOU ARE A PIRATE!

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                                • E [email protected]

                                  Is being high without the approval of your partner okay?

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                                  I guess that depends very much on your partner and the relationship you have together..

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                                    Is this just a thing for free users? I've not seen anything on there.

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                                      You have more albums than I have individual files, I don't even know where I would find so much to download.

                                      I usually just get it from YouTube currently

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                                      Soulseek

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                                        I know bandcamp has its issues but I check there first for good flacs, I'll even settle for mp3s. I look REALLY hard. Not there? Ahoy.

                                        Edit: Other places I try to buy first to support artists:

                                        • https://www.junodownload.com/
                                        • https://us.7digital.com/
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                                        • P [email protected]

                                          I guess that depends very much on your partner and the relationship you have together..

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                                          and if it's pretty much a stranger?

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