As subscription costs rise, music lovers were warned against following a TikTok popular trend that is both risky and very trendy.
The study was conducted by a retail music supplierStartleAccording to a recent study, the UK population pays the highest price for the subscriptions of the top 3 platforms globally, which includes Spotify.
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According to a new study, Americans are the ones who pay the highest prices.
Spotify hiked its UK-based Premium, Duo and Family package costs by £1/ $1 in late July, much to its users’ dismay.
Since then, the search phrase ‘Spotify Premium VPN’ has raked in over 336million views on TikTok.
Following the latest trend can be a costly mistake.
Virtual private networks, also known as VPNs, are essentially used to disguise your IP address.
These can be used for a lower subscription rate by hiding as IP addresses from other countries where the prices are cheaper.
Costs can be affected by the size of the country, the number of people living there and their per capita income.
Spotify has guidelines that prohibit VPNs from being used to spread malware.
Spotify bans the act of “circumventing any technology used by Spotify, its licencors, or any third party, including any territorial or other content access restrictions applied by Spotify or its licencors.”
And breaking Spotify’s T&Cs can see your account restricted or worse, banned.
This means that a life’s worth of music, playlists, and well-oiled recommendation systems are gone.
You should consider your existing plan if cost is a concern.
You can also opt to pay for a family membership if you are paying separately for your packages.
Also, look into discounts for students and families.
If you want to use Spotify for free, then learn how to deal with ads.
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