Did you know? - Spotify runs on Google servers.

How do I know? I get the same 403 error when I try to open Spotify and Google websites.

  • DessalinesA
    10·
    3 years ago

    I used to just torrent music directly to my phone so I could use a good local app, but I’ve gone down the subsonic route, bc it is pretty slick.

    • Torrent / however you get music, put it in a folder on a server.
    • Install Navidrome, point it at your music folder.
    • Get DSub for android, a great player that can even work with chromecast, can cache music locally, create playlists, etc.
    • gmate8OP
      6·
      3 years ago

      Since I just listen to songs there, I don’t see the potential danger. When Funkwhale will get more attention, I’ll create there an account too. (And maybe will switch). I have a FOSS app for listening podcasts. (AntennaPod) But I really start to think Spotify AI is shit because it recommends me songs I hate. I select songs for myself better like letting them do for me.

      • gmate8OP
        2·
        3 years ago

        And I use a VPN, and a Spoti app for mobile, that has trackers nulled and ad-free, made by a friend. I run Spotify as a Chromium web-app on desktop.

    • freely
      2·
      3 years ago

      A VPN probably costs less, and will be useful for longer. No need to rip when you can sail (unless it’s not on the seas yet).

  • applesauce
    5·
    3 years ago

    if it wasn’t google, it would be amazon or Facebook.

    all bad but never surprising

  • FCKDRM1111
    4·
    3 years ago

    Ive really been getting into Bandcamp lately, I like how they pay their artists more and allow DRM free downloads when you buy an album

    Kinda like GOG.com but for music I think

    Would reccomend others to check it out

    • nromdotcom
      51·
      3 years ago

      Yeah, Bandcamp is great. Except they don’t have an API for downloading your purchases and no plan to add one. Which means I can’t fully automate adding my new purchases to my Funkwhale instance, but it’s not the end of the world.

    • gmate8OP
      3·
      3 years ago

      They transfer your data to third parties. There is no point joining Bandcamp. Spotify 2.0 and Soundcloud 2.0

  • j0ta
    3·
    3 years ago

    Nice catch more one surveillance corp