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I will report spotify to the FTC for the "New release from" feature unless it is removed

I will report spotify to the FTC for the "New release from" feature unless it is removed

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Premium
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United States
 
For several reasons. Here are a few: 
- I have good reason to believe that artists pay to have their music shown there. That makes it an ad. The fact that it is an ad, and that it is not disclosed that this is an ad, makes it illegal. Also, I have a premium account. I should not be being shown ads. 
- there is absolutely no way to control the content I am shown. I am often shown sexually explicit and graphic album covers without my consent. If I block an artist they appear later anyways. If I thumbs down the suggestion, more music from the same artist appears again later. 
- I just do not like it. It does not make my life better. Spotify is meant to be a service, and this feature is an exploitative attention grab. I am paying for the app, I would like it to be pleasant. I will not include that part in the report, but you get what I mean. 
 
Unless I am given a GOOD REASON why this feature should remain, I will not stand for it. If you proceed to just alter other stuff and say that hey, we fixed your problems, I will stop using the app and I will probably still report it to the FTC. Remove the feature for premium accounts, at the very least, and I will continue to use the app. 

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