Recently, Prima Materia led a roughly $693 million investment round for the defense tech startup, which became the catalyst for widespread boycott calls as artists like Massive Attack and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard pulled their music from the streaming platform in protest. “The economic burden that has long been placed on artists is now compounded by a moral and ethical burden, whereby the hard-earned money of fans and the creative endeavours of musicians ultimately funds lethal, dystopian technologies,” Massive Attack said at the time. The organizers of the national No Kings protests, as well as other grassroots organizers, have also called for a boycott of Spotify after the platform ran ICE recruitment ads late last year.
Author: Ece Yildirim
Published at: 2026-02-10 22:05:23
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