fluffy 💜Oct 4, 2023

oh god Songtradr’s takeover of #Bandcamp has ended up being way worse than anyone expected much more quickly. tl;dr: Songtradr isn’t honoring the union, has locked out employees from critical systems, and is basically trying to steamroll everyone in the handoff.

https://twitter.com/ethangach/status/1709588666216018411

At the very least this means this #bandcampfriday might not be so great, and most likely everything about bandcamp is going to shit very rapidly.

AmericanTruckSongs9 on X

Bandcamp employees say they've been locked out of critical systems and unable to do their jobs since Epic announced it was selling. This will hurt Bandcamp Fridays where 100% of the profits go to artists. They're bargaining over layoffs and severance. It's an epic mess.

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Show threadfluffy 💜Oct 4, 2023
I guess it’s time for me to finally write that pyBlamscamp GUI
Show threadfluffy 💜Oct 4, 2023
also maybe I should start self-hosting sockpuppet.us. It was already getting annoying how every sockpuppet.us URL gets redirected to the sockpuppet.bandcamp.com one now.
Show threadfluffy 💜Oct 4, 2023
Anyway if you want to show support for the #bandcamp union please listen to what the union themselves are saying: https://www.bandcampunited.org/show-support #BandcampUnited #BandcampFriday
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Bandcamp United wants fair, equitable, and sustainable conditions for all workers at Bandcamp. Here’s how you can help.

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@fluffy no mention of boycott *yet*, good (someone just linked something good earlier)
Oct 5, 2023 at 5:28pmWeb