Amaya Toman It looks like the more affordable versions of various premium services are slowly but surely starting to tear the bag. Yesterday, in our summary, we informed you about the upcoming YouTube Premium Lite tariff, today we will talk about the lightweight version of Spotify Premium, which should bring certain advantages to users at a lower price. The second part of our summary today will be devoted to the departure of President J. Allen Brack from Activision Blizzard.
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Spotify is testing a more affordable tariff for its premium version
This week, in one of our summaries, we also informed you that Google is testing a new tariff called YouTube Premium Lite for its YouTube platform in several European countries. It should give users the opportunity to watch YouTube videos completely without ads for a reduced price. Yesterday, news appeared on the Internet that the popular music streaming service Spotify is also preparing a "lightweight" premium tariff for its users.
Called Spotify Plus, the new plan will cost $0,99 a month, roughly a tenth of the price of the current standard premium subscription, and will offer users the ability to use Spotify without some of the restrictions that come with its free version. Users with a Spotify Plus subscription will not get rid of ads, but they will have significantly more freedom, i.e. when it comes to skipping tracks, for example. The Spotify Plus tariff is currently still in the testing phase and it is not certain what its final form will be or when it will be officially launched.
Activision Blizzard misconduct scandal
The Activision Blizzard case has been stirring the world of technology for some time now. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, whose workshop produced a number of popular game titles such as CoD, OverWatch or StarCraft. The cause of the lawsuit is long-term inappropriate behavior at the workplace, which included sexual harassment and discrimination against women. Women who worked for Activision Blizzard had to deal with unfair working and salary conditions for a long time, where educated, capable and experienced female employees were often delegated simple office work, and the gap in the financial evaluation of men and women was no exception.
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In addition, there have been repeated incidents of harassment of women at Activision Blizzard headquarters. It was not unusual for men to drink heavily in the workplace and then behave very inappropriately towards their female colleagues, sometimes coming to work hungover and failing to fulfill a number of their duties. More than two years of thorough investigation revealed that Activision Blizzard female employees faced inappropriate comments and jokes, groping and other forms of harassment. One of Activision Blizzard's employees even committed suicide as a result of long-term pressure, directly at one of the company's events. However, the company emphatically rejects any allegations of inappropriate behavior or unfair conditions, and also denies that the mentioned suicide had any connection with what happened at the workplace. In a related official statement, the company says that since the initial investigation, it has made a number of changes for the better, and that the company has decided to strengthen its commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. The lawsuit is currently being handled by a California court, the company's president, J. Allen Brack, left this week.
