Cant listen to podcasts.

[Difolery]

Plan

Premium

Country

Belarus

Device

PC; nokia 5.1 plus

Operating System

Windows 10; Android Oreo

My Question or Issue

When i try to select a podcast i see just an empty window with nothing.

[AlejaR · Accepted solution]

Hey @Difolery,

Thanks for posting in the Community and welcome.

We’d love to have all the music, videos, and podcasts in the world on Spotify, and we hope it will ever be! However, there’s content that’s not currently available (or whose availability differs between countries). It all depends on permission from rights holders. 

Certainly, podcasts are not available in Belarus at the moment, and we're afraid we're not able to give you any timeline for when they'll be launched. We'd suggest you subscribe to our newsletter here, so you can be up-to-date on any news on the matter.

Hope this clears things up. If you have any questions or need anything else, the Community is here for you.

[nemtsov]

Hi there!

Is there any advice on how to resolve this unpleasant situation?

It sounds like "some abstract restriction without explanation". Is it related to sanctions? Can you recall the date it was applied?
It is also strange that we pay a price but get limited functionality.
I'd be grateful for more information on any steps that could be taken to allow Belarusians to listen podcasts via Spotify.

Thanks in advance!