Overview

• Spotify says at least one ICE recruitment ad ran on its platform, calls the content compliant with its ad policies, and points users to thumbs up or thumbs down ad controls.
• Snopes verifies the claim as true and notes the campaign spans multiple services, with YouTube listings in Google’s Ads Transparency Center through Oct. 14.
• Posts on social media and Spotify’s forum show cancellations and boycott calls, though the number of actual departures is not known.
• The ads promote incentives including bonuses up to $50,000, with separate spots on YouTube and HBO Max mentioning $60,000 in tuition repayment.
• DHS touts more than 150,000 applications for ICE roles, and SFGATE reports the drive aims to add over 10,000 deportation officers using new budget funding.