added to the fact apps make no money from ads. All the money goes to hosts and creators.
If the revenue was split with the apps then they might have an incentive to not remove ads.
Spotify has legitimised ad removal. User feedback on Spotify forums has a resounding positive for the ad skip button.
I have said for years the ad model sucks. If the advertiser wants to get listeners to buy their product why not pay them directly for their attention. i.e pay me to stop skipping your ad.
Sam Sethi :pc2red: ⁂
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2026-10-08 14:10:31 UTC
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