how to get ad-free spotify for free (hack)

1. use the web player at open.spotify.com
2. have an adblocker
3. boom

you can short $SPOT now

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the mobile app is far superior of course. just about everything on mobile is faster and easier to use than the web version. but it's difficult to block ads on mobile (requires a rootable Android device + editing the hosts file).

I have never paid for media in my life and am not about to start now. worst comes to worst, I'll go back to torrenting FLAC rips and carrying around an SD card.