PSA: VPNs do NOT work.

[StarstruckIllusion 49,523]

If y’all are using them to stream Stupid Love to get it to #1 in the US, but are using them, it’s time to stop!!

BTS’ Army, the kings of streaming, would clearly know the best about success. Their views stay getting deleted. The industry HATES loopholes. 

It is a waste of time. I’d rather Stupid Love go #1 in 5 countries than just one, even tho it’s the toughest market to crack. 

[MonsterofFame 1,778]

As someone who works in IT, this "announcement" seems misinformed. The whole point of a VPN is to connect to something using an actual server in that country. If you're using a US server, you're literally connecting to Spotify/iTunes/etc. from a connection in the US.

The only way VPNs won't count is if 1.) your computer/IP gets flagged as suspicious activity and then it stops counting your streams or 2.) the service keeps a copy of all VPN service's IP addresses and blocks them. In either case, you wouldn't be able to stream the song.

If the song is playing, the stream counts. Do you think the music industry would allow Spotify to play all this music for free if they're not counting them?

[vyniildisk 12,689]

As i said before. Guys, dont stress. We are not fads like Justin or his fans. The song will become a hit on its own, maybe already is, idk but let it dominate organically. Desesperation is not a good look, specially when u already have a hit on ur hands. Flow, let it be. Enjoy the success

[StarstruckIllusion 49,523]

1 minute ago, MonsterofFame said:

As someone who works in IT, this "announcement" seems misinformed. The whole point of a VPN is to connect to something using an actual server in that country. If you're using a US server, you're literally connecting to Spotify/iTunes/etc. from a connection in the US.

The only way VPNs won't count is if 1.) your computer/IP gets flagged as suspicious activity and then it stops counting your streams or 2.) the service keeps a copy of all VPN service's IP addresses and blocks them. In either case, you wouldn't be able to stream the song.

If the song is playing, the stream counts. Do you think the music industry would allow Spotify to play all this music for free if they're not counting them?

Okay maybe so, but free? No. They’d still probably get paid but it won’t count to the charts. People are using VPNs to get the song #1 in the US

[Rio 5,088]

I’ve been saying this since the Million Reasons era. No one ever listens and it’s taken 4 years for fanbases to start realising this.

[AmericanxDream 2,049]

We been knew. They don't work here, either.

[MonsterofFame 1,778]

2 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

Okay maybe so, but free? No. They’d still probably get paid but it won’t count to the charts. People are using VPNs to get the song #1 in the US

VPNs will work fine if the person is acting like a regular person and streaming from 1 or 2 accounts.

But if they're streaming from multiple accounts at the same time via the same VPN, then yes they will probably be flagged by the system.

Point is, you can count towards US streams if they don't abuse the system.

[StarstruckIllusion 49,523]

3 minutes ago, MonsterofFame said:

VPNs will work fine if the person is acting like a regular person and streaming from 1 or 2 accounts.

But if they're streaming from multiple accounts at the same time via the same VPN, then yes they will probably be flagged by the system.

Point is, you can count towards US streams if they don't abuse the system.

Hmm. Very inch resting. What if I use one account for multiple streaming services on the same internet connection like I am now?

[Animal Claws 18,659]

Well it's over

100+ streams for nothing 

[CautiousLurker 17,344]

17 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said:

Very inch resting.

Was this a typo or is this purposeful? Either way, I'm stealing it 

[StarstruckIllusion 49,523]

16 minutes ago, CautiousLurker said:

Was this a typo or is this purposeful? Either way, I'm stealing it 

My memes making the rounds? Resting inch...

[truthteller 1,801]

i agree, you should actually just buy her physical copy and redeem the digital from her US store (it'll probably count more) and stream from your local area. only use VPN to stream for another account.

[MonsterofFame 1,778]

On 3/1/2020 at 3:04 PM, StarstruckIllusion said:

Hmm. Very inch resting. What if I use one account for multiple streaming services on the same internet connection like I am now?

If you have one account for each streaming service on the same connection, that's fine.

You could probably run upto 5 accounts per service per connection since they know families share internet.

Don't forget that your cell phone is another Internet connection if you're not on Wifi!

[Nikolai Barrow 1,337]

On 3/1/2020 at 3:54 PM, MonsterofFame said:

As someone who works in IT, this "announcement" seems misinformed. The whole point of a VPN is to connect to something using an actual server in that country. If you're using a US server, you're literally connecting to Spotify/iTunes/etc. from a connection in the US.

The only way VPNs won't count is if 1.) your computer/IP gets flagged as suspicious activity and then it stops counting your streams or 2.) the service keeps a copy of all VPN service's IP addresses and blocks them. In either case, you wouldn't be able to stream the song.

If the song is playing, the stream counts. Do you think the music industry would allow Spotify to play all this music for free if they're not counting them?

If one was to use a free VPN would you know what the best one would be? 

[MonsterofFame 1,778]

2 hours ago, Nikolai Barrow said:

If one was to use a free VPN would you know what the best one would be? 

Cloudflare and SpeedTest offer free VPNs and they’re both reputable. Do NOT use Hola, ever.

Stay away from no-names because some free ones do shady things.