Music should be made for human connection, not to yo a profit-maximizing algorithm, the letter reads.

In addition to being a signee, Access Now is also spearheading the coalitions efforts.

The millions of people who use Spotify deserve respect and privacy, not covert manipulation and monitoring.

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This isnt the first letter sent to Spotify on the subject, either.

Access Now first sent a public letter in early April.

Spotify then responded on April 15with its own letter.

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That response was clearly not good enough.

The coalition is asking for a public response from Spotify by May 18.

Stranger things have happened.

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