Spotify removes 50 million AI tracks: what people are saying
According to news reports, Spotify has purged 50 million spam and AI-generated tracks from its recommendation algorithms.
We read 193 public comments about it on App Store, Reddit, YouTube, Web and GitHub; 51 of them, from 46 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim, most-liked first, one per person.
Complains about excessive advertisements
31%16 comments
“So up until a few days ago I got ads maybe every 20-30minutes, but now I get them literally before every third song, it's impossible to use the app now, it feels more like malware for ads than a music streaming app, u can't even relax without hearing some bullcrap annoying ad every 5-10 minutes, any ways to roll it back ? Maybe any good spotify alternatives?   submitted by   /u/Rel”
“Beyond disappointed that I’m paying for something and their advertisements were commercials, interrupting this fluid stream that I’m listening to. I will be canceling because of this. It’s terrible.”
“Super annoying to have to click through ads when I pay for your service. Honestly insulting.”
Requests improved features and UI
27%14 comments
“Spotify is too loud, the call is too quiet, and macOS still doesn't have a per-app mixer. I wanted one that didn't install a virtual audio driver or ask for admin rights, so I built MixBar. I'm the developer. It's a menu bar app. Open the panel and every app that's currently playing gets its own slider and mute button. At 100% MixBar removes its tap entirely, so the app goes ba”
“Spotify desktop sometimes treats RAM & disk space like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Between the cache and the lag, “just use the web play er” (or PWA) starts sounding pretty good. Then you accidentally skip a great song and discover the web player has no proper track-by-track history . Very cool. So I made History for Spotify Web . It adds searchable history inside Spotify, with options to queue”
“The app always freezes and plays the same songs on dj mode”
Opposes the encroachment of AI content
24%12 comments
“Meanwhile 200 million ai tracks have been added to sloppify”
“I got curious, and looked at a community of AI sound contributions. On one hand, I liked that easy little hobby and community for them. Vague ideas of song, aimlessly materialized for them. (More kudos if they brought their own melody lol. Suno has an interface for that, right?) They share it out there like us, or like car show guys, or anyone into that kind of socialization. But there was never m”
“Could really use some advice from people who've been around the block I just put out my first book, which is a very grounded, hard logistics alternate history WWII novel (I spent ages researching fuel ledgers, rail gauge conversions, and staff meetings no fantasy, no glorification, just pure cause and effect) Since I'm a student on a shoestring budget, I used a generating model for the cov”
Supports the removal of AI spam tracks
10%5 comments
“Thank god ! So sick of this. Can we get Pinterest, YouTube, and LinkedIn?”
Dissatisfied with Premium price increases
8%4 comments
“I shouldn’t have to pay to stop shuffling my songs 😒”
“Si fueran gratis como en un principio sería mejor hijos de su madre santa”
“Everonce in a while it stops letting me pick the songs I want and it just plays random ones it says explore premium and I mean I would but I’m broke I mean like I got school and homework to do I don’t what to do so like please hear me out Spotify help me”
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
Counted once per comment that names it
- Suno6 comments
- YouTube4 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendationstheverge.com · 20 Oct 2026
- Spotify’s new podcast memberships let you pay for extra perkstheverge.com · 20 Oct 2026
Questions this page answers
What happened with Spotify?
According to news reports, Spotify has purged 50 million spam and AI-generated tracks from its recommendation algorithms.
What are people saying about Spotify removes 50 million AI tracks?
Of 51 comments from 46 people on App Store, Reddit, YouTube, Web and GitHub: Complains about excessive advertisements (31%); Requests improved features and UI (27%); Opposes the encroachment of AI content (24%); Supports the removal of AI spam tracks (10%).
What alternatives to Spotify do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: Suno (6), YouTube (4).
How this page is made
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