Criticism of Spotify to regulate artists. Therefore, we are moving away from implementing a policy around artist conduct". On June 27, 2018, when rapper Drake released his fifth studio album "Scorpion", Spotify revamped most of its playlist to include the rapper and singer's face, even when the playlist didn't specifically have a Drake song in it. The change was dubbed "Scorpion SZN" by Spotify. However, some users complained about the repetitive use of the artist's likeness on the website's front page, while Spotify Premium users demanded refunds, dissatisfied with seeing music promotion on what was supposed to be an ad-free service. Spotify gave
Criticism of Spotify time the artist removed his albums from competing services, following the release of his debut album "Reasonable Doubt", and later "The Blueprint". In August 2015, Spotify changed its privacy policy. The change included the following paragraph: With your permission, we may collect information stored on your mobile device, such as contacts, photos, or media files. Local law may require that you seek the consent of your contacts to provide their personal information to Spotify, which may use that information for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. Gordon Gottsegen of "Wired" wrote that the changes were "ridiculous", and compared Spotify