It has been an eventful several months at Soundcloud. From possible acquirement by Spotify, launching Soundcloud Go, and a pleasent turn in events when it reported a revenue of $28 million, the music engine continues to evolve as a whole and, most importantly, within its platform.
As of yesterday afternoon, we discovered the “Repost” button is now hidden. Although it’s rather easy to access, if you hit the “More” tab, it creates an inconvenience for up and coming artists who rely on reposts to get their music in front of new audiences.
The Soundcloud support team on twitter (@SCSupport) has been extremely busy responding to irritated users with this form response, “It’s currently an experiment, we’re trying to make the player less cluttered so there’s more space for new features.”
@m1k3c0p3 It’s currently an experiment, we’re trying to make the player less cluttered so there’s more space for new features. /G
— SoundCloud Support (@SCsupport) November 3, 2016
We will learn through trial and error if the “Repost” button will remain hidden over time.