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More data collection for both free and premium users

Spotify is introducing a direct messaging feature that allows users to share music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations with each other without leaving the app. Messages is rolling out in “select markets” this week, according to Spotify’s press release, and will be available on mobile devices for Free and Premium users aged 16 years and older.

The feature aims to consolidate content recommendations that already happen over texts, social media, and third-party messaging services into a single location where Spotify users can more easily track their shared content. Any audio content shared with or by the user will be stored in the Messages inbox that’s accessed under the profile picture in the top-left corner of the app, making it easier to find again in the future. Spotify says the user-to-user messages are 1:1, support text conversations and emoji reactions, and are protected by “industry-standard encryption” — which will hopefully prevent any embarrassing data leaks.

Kinda fire tbh

Music streaming service added Dms before u @scott @s

i wish i had this 10 years ago 🙄🙄🙄

Real ones remember Instagram before DMs

"How did you meet?"

"Oh, he DM'ed me on Spotify"

That's going to be an insane true conversation in the next year

Spotify users : We want lossless audio.

Spotify :

very unnecessary. they’re gonna add stories next huh

cant stand spotify they doing too much

I want to be able to add notes to saved albums to remind myself why I wanted to listen to this album.

And to put saved albums into categories / spaces. My saved library is a mess.

all the indie artists removing their music so they're trying to pivot with this

Another reason to switch to tidal

Just give us music to listen to and f*** off. Let’s not make this music social media

Had a nigga leaving his number on a chick's first picture

impressively awful feature

Deadass no one is trying to sit and scroll through an app like Spotify..

apple music is king

spotify reminding everyone why they’ve always been the worst

Performative clairo listening gonna reach all time highs I can’t wait

ChatGPT finna create a Spotify account and sweep all the baddies

The same idiots itt would suck Apple's d*** if they did it for AM

The amount of spam messages Spotify users are going to get from hacked accounts will shock and amaze you

Huge news for people with friends