Following the murder of Renee Good by an ICE-officer last Wednesday in Minneapolis, a spokesperson of Spotify has told Variety they are no longer running ICE recruitment advertisements.

“There are currently no ICE ads running on Spotify,” the spokesperson told Variety. “The advertisements mentioned were part of a U.S. government recruitment campaign that ran across all major media and platforms.”

Up till October, Spotify ran the ICE recruitment ads as part of the free subscription trial. “This advertisement is part of a broad campaign the US government is running across television, streaming, and online channels,” the streaming service company said. “The content does not violate our advertising policies.”

Spotify says the ICE ads actually stopped at the end of 2025, which means the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent did not factor into their decision, as reported by both Variety and Pitchfork. When the recruitment ads were first announced in April 2025, it lead to a widespread boycott of artists and fans alike, including alternative acts like Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and My Bloody Valentine. (Although that is not the sole reason artists have been leaving the service.)

Rolling Stone reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allegedly paid Spotify $74,000 to run the recruitment commercials. The amount is significantly smaller than what the DHS allegedly spent on ads specifically ran on Facebook and Instagram – with an additional $3 million for Spanish-language broadcasts on Google and YouTube.

In late October, non-profit organisation Indivisible Project boycotted Spotify under the banner Don't Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify in response to the ICE recruitment ads, putting pressure on the company to stop supporting the campaign. "Spotify claims these ads comply with their policy, but the truth is streaming hate is not neutral. It’s a choice. We refuse to fund it. We refuse to ignore it," Indivisible Project stated.