HomeSpotify Spotify stops running recruitment ads for ICE | Find a Way byMatthews Martins -January 09, 2026 8 Spotify stops running recruitment ads for ICEThe platform confirmed it.By Matthews Martins on January 9, 2026Credit: Robert Michael / Picture Alliance via Getty ImagesSpotify's ICE recruitment ads no longer run on the platform, following months of backlash and boycotts.Confirmed to Variety and verified by Mashable, Spotify is not running any more advertisements encouraging Americans to sign up as deportation agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The news comes in the wake of the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday."There are currently no ICE ads running on Spotify," a Spotify spokesperson told Mashable. "The advertisements mentioned were part of a U.S. government recruitment campaign that ran across all major media and platforms."Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.Sign Me UpBy clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy."The campaign ended on most platforms and channels, including Spotify, at the end of last year."SEE ALSO:Jimmy Kimmel ridicules Trump response to ICE shooting: 'How stupid do you think we are?'Since Oct. 2025, many Spotify users have boycotted the app for hosting these ICE recruitment ads — as well as for CEO Daniel Ek's investment in military AI defense company Helsing.Related StoriesICE is spending millions to use influencers as recruitment toolsSeth Meyers has strong words for the Trump admin's response to ICE shooting'The Daily Show' reacts to Trump's ICE shooting responseStephen Colbert condemns the Trump administration's reaction to ICE shootingSpotify Smart Shuffle played a song I'd never heard before. It was AI generated.Spotify has been one tech platform among many — Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook — reportedly offered large financial incentives to run ICE ads, as part of the agency's $100 million marketing recruitment strategy. Variety's report notes that Spotify's ICE ads "were played between songs for users on the ad-supported free plan, offered $50,000 in signing bonuses."UPDATE: Jan. 9, 2026, 3:58 p.m. Added statement from Spotify including clarification on the campaign ending last year.Topics Spotify Tags: Spotify Tech Tech Industry Facebook Twitter
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