Spotify has confirmed to  Variety that recruitment advertisements for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) are no longer circulating on its platform .

 While a spokesperson addressed the situation following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis , the company clarified that the ad spots in question actually ceased running in late 2025 . “The advertisements mentioned were part of a US government recruitment campaign that ran across all major media and platforms ,” the representative explained.

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The streaming giant originally came under fire in October for weaving ICE recruitment messages into the listening experience of ad-supported users . The spots, which asked listeners to “join the mission to protect America ” and offered $50,000 signing bonuses , sparked significant backlash . Activists launched campaigns urging users to boycott the service or cancel subscriptions , and music labels eventually joined the chorus calling for the removal of the ads. At the time, Spotify maintained that the content did not violate its policies , suggesting users simply utilize the “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” features to manage their ad preferences.

Financially , the campaign was a relatively small line item for the audio platform . Spotify reportedly received $74,000 from Homeland Security for the placements, a fraction of the revenue generated by other tech heavyweights . According to a report by  Rolling Stone, Google and YouTube accepted $3 million for Spanish-language ads encouraging self-deportation, while Meta received $2.8 million for similar government campaigns .