So, the rumors are true. As you might have heard, Spotify mods are no longer operational. For those unfamiliar, let me break it down for you. In India, piracy has been so normalized that when we use a service for free, we feel entitled to it. We don’t pay for it, we don’t want to see ads, and we casually turn to modded or pirated versions of apps.
But Spotify recently pulled off a move that left the entire piracy community reeling. If you’ve ever dabbled in using modded apps, you’d know there are various kinds of mods floating around—different developers creating their own versions of the same app, each with unique methods of bypassing restrictions. For example, "Spotify Gold" isn’t even a real thing, yet it exists as a modded version.
Despite this chaos of thousands of developers cracking the app in different ways, Spotify somehow managed to execute one of the biggest crackdowns in the history of media. Practically overnight, all modded versions of Spotify stopped working. None of them are operational now. If you’re familiar with the tech game, you’ll understand how monumental this achievement is—it’s almost unheard of.
But maybe this is for the greater good. Artists deserve to be paid fairly, businesses need to earn sustainably, and perhaps it’s time Indians learned to pay for the products and services they use. This could be a valuable lesson for us as consumers.
Spotify regularly offers promotional deals, free trials, and affordable plans. If you can’t afford their premium service, there are budget-friendly alternatives like Gaana or JioSaavn. Either way, it’s high time we started paying for what we consume.
That said, let’s be honest—many of us are still waiting for new mods to drop because, well, they probably will. But maybe, just maybe, this time we’ll think twice before jumping on the piracy bandwagon.
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