
Spotify launched service in Russia and Ukraine in July 2020, along with 10 other European countries. “We are exploring additional steps that we can take and will continue to do what is in the best interest of our employees and our listeners,” the company spokesperson said.

In addition, Spotify is matching employee donations two-to-one to support local humanitarian efforts in Ukraine amid the Russian attack. In the U.S., the section links to daily news podcasts including those from BBC News, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian, as well as podcast explainers about the Russia-Ukraine war and the history of Ukraine. On Wednesday, the company launched a new guide on the Spotify platform to provide users around the world with access to localized “trusted news” sources (available at this link). SPOTIFY users were experiencing issues with the streaming services website and app on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.DownDetector is known as an online out.

Since the Russian hostilities began, Spotify said, its teams have reviewed thousands of pieces of content. Spotify has suspended premium service in Russia after the country launched its war on Ukraine a move that the audio streaming powerhouse expects to result in a loss of about 1.5 million paying.

Ernesto van der Sar, Spotify Starts Shutting Down Its Massive P2P. The audio-streaming giant said it is providing individual support to Spotify employees in the region as well as to “our global community of Ukrainian employees.” Antonia Molloy, Spotify Cancels Launch in Russia for the 'Foreseeable Future,'.
