Spotify down: What we know so far
THE SO WHAT
A broad Spotify outage underlines how dependent creators and brands have become on a single distribution rail for audio. If podcasts or music are material to your funnel, you need at least one alternative channel that isn’t gated by a single app’s uptime.
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