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Reportedly ran ads for Israel’s prison service, recruiting armed units. Spotify launched in the Israeli market with a multi-year deal with Partner Communications Company Ltd, an Israeli telecommunications company listed in the United Nations’ database of businesses involved in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
PACBI endorses a consumer boycott of Spotify, citing CEO Daniel Ek's Helsing investment, a partnership with UN-listed settlement company Partner Communications, hosting of IDF propaganda, and ads for Israel's prison service.
Read more →Analysis of artist boycott over Ek's Helsing investment; Helsing's June 2025 €600M round boosted valuation to $12 billion, triggering confusion that falsely linked its tech to Gaza.
Read more →Nearly 500 artists including Björk, Paramore, and Massive Attack joined No Music for Genocide, geo-blocking their music from Spotify in Israel in response to the Gaza conflict.
Read more →Spotify confirmed ICE recruitment ads on its platform; critics linked this controversy to existing boycott over CEO Ek's Helsing investment and the No Music for Genocide campaign.
Read more →Artists like Massive Attack & King Gizzard have pulled their catalogues from the site, with Spotify's CEO's military investments sparking a huge boycott
Read more →Massive Attack quit Spotify over CEO Ek's Helsing investment and joined No Music for Genocide; earlier, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and King Gizzard also pulled catalogs for the same reason.
Read more →Multiple bands boycotted Spotify over CEO Ek's €600M investment in Helsing; artists cited Gaza, with UMAW labelling Ek a 'warmonger who pays artists poverty wages.'
Read more →Last month, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek led a €600 million round of investment in Helsing, a company which develops AI software to enhance military weapons and other equipment. Ek is also Helsing’s chair…
Read more →Ek told The Financial Times that "AI, mass and autonomy" are "driving the new battlefield"
Read more →The IDF parodied Spotify Wrapped to showcase 2024 military 'achievements,' using Spotify's brand format in an IDF social media post that sparked global outrage.
Read more →Reports that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invested in Helsing via his firm Prima Materia, prompting artists to withdraw music and accusing Spotify of ties to the military-industrial complex.
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