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  • Humanius@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I hate to say it, because I know people are not a huge fan of the company, but Spotify is also European. They’re Swedish.

    • Asetru@feddit.org
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      2 days ago

      That’s mentioned in the article?

      To be clear from the beginning, Spotify was founded in Sweden but now operates within financial structures that place it firmly inside the global Big Tech ecosystem.

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        2 days ago

        Maybe article but not in the post

        Whats up with the downvotes? I was just saying what i think the 1st comment meant. I thought this wasnt as negative place as Reddit, but i guess i was wrong

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          1 day ago

          You get downvoted because Spotify has no place on the list of European alternatives despite it being based in Sweden for the reasons mentioned in the article, and yet you highlight them? Plus who cares about downvotes as there is no profile bound karma system.

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      2 days ago

      True, but they have tons and tons of american investors and partners. They are firmly in that grip and also a shit company partnering with military surveillance tech as well as trying to stop paying their artists by stealing their work and making AI slop with it.

      Nestle is also European and yet one of the worst companies in the world.

      Just because a company is European, doesn’t mean they aren’t a horrible company that nobody should support or buy a single thing from.

      • Humanius@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Your client might have glitched out. It seems like you posted the same comment four times.

        • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl
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          2 days ago

          Thanks. Eternity hasn’t been updated in 8 months, so maybe it is a bit buggy. I will go delete the extras.