Cheating is going to end on Spotify. Or at least they are going to try to end them as of March 1, when the service will have a free hand to ban or block users who use tools to bypass their ads. We are obviously talking about the free version of Spotify, which includes limitations and ads between songs on your playlist. And it is that perhaps you did not know that adblockers and other tools to skip the , but now you should know that you can be expelled from the free music service and to the card if you don't play by the correct rules.
This is now detailed in Spotify's new terms of service, which it has just renewed to avoid those who cheat with its business model. They specify that users who install software to "prevent or block ads on the Spotify Service, or create or distribute tools designed to block ads on the Spotify Service" will be blocked from the service. Something that will take on meaning and value starting next March 1, when these new terms of service will come into force.
In this way, if Spotify detects that the user has installed its development version (Spotify Dogfood), which does not have , or some software, program or application type ad blocker, will prevent said user from playing music. Something logical considering that advertising spots are the basis of their business model, and that blocking it would simulate using the Premium or paid version of the service.
The measure also comes at a sweet moment for Spotify. The on-demand music service has presented its results for the last quarter, showing that has been momentarily profitable for the first time in its history. With just over 207 million users, only 94 million are paid users, and about 2 percent of free users are known to use apps or programs to skip the . So the music platform has decided to take action on the matter and avoid these practices.
Now it remains to be seen what happens from the month of March, if pirate users return to between songs, or if they decide to pay for the service without limits. Of course the measures are stricter, so the results should accompany. Be careful not to use unauthorized software, it can make your life musically more boring.
