{
  "id": 430542,
  "title": "Sources: as Spotify tests a skip ahead button that lets some Premium users skip publisher-sold podcast ads and filler content, audio networks raise concerns (Max Tani/Semafor)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sources-as-spotify-tests-a-skip-ahead-button-that-lets-some-premium",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T02:55:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/09/2026/spotifys-new-skip-button-could-end-the-podcast-business-as-we-know-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Spotify is terrifying much of the podcast industry with a tiny little widget. — Last week, the audio streaming giant tweaked …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}