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Spotify did not officially ban ICE advertisements, despite public pressure and criticism.
Yes— have made political donations or taken financial positions that spurred user and artist backlash; the most cited examples involve (reported donations and investments), industry lobbying and platf...
The ICE recruitment advertising campaign that ran on Spotify was part of a broader U.S. government push that began appearing on major platforms in October 2025 and concluded at the end of 2025, meanin...
Spotify confirmed in early January 2026 that ICE recruitment advertisements are no longer running on its platform, saying the federal campaign that funded the spots concluded at the end of 2025 . The ...
Artists and advocacy groups have demanded that Spotify remove and bar U.S. government recruitment advertisements — chiefly ICE and DHS spots — and to rewrite its ad rules to prohibit “government propa...
Spotify did not officially ban advertisements from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); in fact, Spotify confirmed at least one ICE recruitment ad ran on its platform and repeatedly told re...