Over the past few months, a groundswell of indie artists have chosen to cut ties with Spotify in protest of CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek ’s ties to the defense company Helsing.

Well-known indie acts like Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu have led the exodus, while Australian psych rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are arguably the biggest band to remove their music from the streaming service. While their departures may represent a drop in the bucket that is Spotify’s music offerings, their decisions appear to be rooted in anti-war principles and the hope that their actions could spark a larger movement.

As King Gizzard wrote when they announced their decision to leave back in July, “Can we put pressure on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do better?”

Spotify has faced plenty of protests

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