Opinion: Spotify is putting you into a music echo chamber | The Niner Times

By now, hearing discussions about social media putting users into 'echo chambers' rarely turns heads. Experts and activists have long warned us that algorithmically tailoring content towards our preferences has led to us drowning in information that overwhelmingly affirms our biases.

But would you believe that Spotify is doing it, too? By basing the app's algorithm and other vital features on AI, Spotify has created a stilted listening experience that makes it harder for new artists to grow organically.