Song title translation on Spotify complicates search for users

Episode 170 July 21, 2022 00:02:53
Song title translation on Spotify complicates search for users
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Song title translation on Spotify complicates search for users

Jul 21 2022 | 00:02:53

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

Spotify recently addressed user concerns regarding the automatic translation of song names into English, making titles in languages such as Chinese particularly difficult to find on the platform.

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