{
  "id": 469981,
  "title": "Spotify quietly added a button to skip ads in podcasts, except for its own promotional content — and it’s sparked widespread concern for the future of podcasting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/spotify-quietly-added-a-button-to-skip-ads-in-podcasts-except-for-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:14:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/spotify-quietly-added-a-button-to-skip-ads-in-podcasts-except-for-its-own-promotional-content-and-its-sparked-widespread-concern-for-the-future-of-podcasting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Spotify quietly added a new way for you to skip through ads in podcast episodes, but some fear it's the beginning of the end for creators.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}