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Wait wait wait, Spotify notifies my friends of what I am listening to (not a user, so honest question)?

No no, but in the UI you can see what your friends are listening to (if you're added as friends). Example I found online (the right bar is the friends feed):

https://miro.medium.com/max/3836/1*C_ImLXQdMOGljMRhLcV-Yw.jp...

And to be clear, this is an optional feature.

Appreciate that clarification. Good to know.

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