""Every year Spotify Wrapped is supposed to celebrate artists and listeners. This year, Spotify decided to wrap itself in complicity instead. They're exploiting artists' work while quietly recruiting for ICE, a secret police force tearing families apart. Spotify isn't just playing along with the Trump regime's authoritarian turn - they're amplifying it," said Ezra Levin, Indivisible's co-founder and co-executive director. "Spotify only works because of us. Now it's on all of us to force accountability.""
"A recent report from Rolling Stone found that the Department of Homeland Security had spent $74,000 on ICE recruitment ads on Spotify in 2025, an amount far less than what it budgeted for platforms such as YouTub or Meta. Despite calls from artists and subscribers to boycott the platform in response to the ads, Spotify has nonetheless chosen to air them, saying they did not violate advertising policies"
Indivisible Project, Working Families, and 50501 Movement launched the "Spotify Unwrapped" campaign targeting Spotify's airing of ICE recruitment ads, alleged promotion of AI-generated music, and CEO Daniel Ek's investment in an AI military defense company. The campaign coincides with Spotify Wrapped and urges subscribers to download and share social graphics and to cancel subscriptions. The Department of Homeland Security spent $74,000 on ICE recruitment ads on Spotify in 2025, far less than budgets for YouTube or Meta, and Spotify defended airing the ads as within policy. Spotify has rolled out policy changes and tools to address AI tracks while partnering with ChatGPT for personalized recommendations.
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