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Spotify Ends Controversial ICE Ads Amid Protests

1/8/2026

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Spotify Technology S.A., the music streaming service, confirmed it stopped running U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment ads at the end of 2025.
The ads were funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with $74,000 and ran on multiple platforms.
The announcement followed an ICE shooting in Minneapolis, but Spotify said the ad campaign's end was unrelated.
Protests and calls for a boycott of Spotify followed the shooting.

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Spotify Technology S.A., the music streaming service, confirmed it stopped running U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment ads at the end of 2025.
The ads were funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with $74,000 and ran on multiple platforms.
The announcement followed an ICE shooting in Minneapolis, but Spotify said the ad campaign's end was unrelated.
Protests and calls for a boycott of Spotify followed the shooting.