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Download gates didn’t die. They grew up.

SoundCloud ended forced follows in June 2026. The gate still works: fans like, repost and follow with their own taps, and leave an email you keep. The page, the confirmed emails and the funnel behind them. Free, permanently.

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No card, no plan, two minutes

A live gate · otocracy.com/gate/mercy
How it works

Three steps. About two minutes.

  1. 01

    Add your track

    Upload a file or paste the SoundCloud URL. Title, artwork and credits fill in for you.

  2. 02

    Share the link

    One line in your SoundCloud description. Fans land on a page that loads fast and asks once.

  3. 03

    Collect emails

    Double-confirmed addresses, yours to keep. Export the list whenever you want.

What you get

Your fans. Your data. No meter.

The incumbent charges $10 a month to export the emails your own gate captured. We don’t. The dashboard and the list below are what every artist gets, free, permanently; we charge for campaigns we run, never for showing you your own numbers.

Example
Fans
1,204
+38 this week
Downloads
387
+12 this week
Views
18,902
+1.2k this week
Conversion
32%
of visitors give an email
Mercy (Thomas Deil Remix)
Kanye West
Live
641
Visits
423
Downloads
326
Fans
FansExampleExport CSV
EmailCountrySourceWhen
d•••••@gmail.comGermanySoundCloud descriptionToday
l•••••@hotmail.itItalyInstagram bioToday
j•••••@gmail.comNetherlandsDirectYesterday
s•••••@icloud.comUnited StatesTikTokYesterday
a•••••@web.deGermanySoundCloud description2 days ago
Questions

Straight answers.

Is this allowed?

Yes. Every like, repost or follow is the fan’s own tap on their own SoundCloud account; we never act behind a fan’s back. You choose which steps unlock the download, or run an email-only gate with none. The one thing we add: a fan who taps follow also follows the Ōtocracy profiles, which is what keeps the tool free. It is on the button and never blocks a download.

What does it cost?

Nothing, permanently. We make money running promotion campaigns for artists who ask us to, never by metering your own data.

Who owns the emails?

You do. We process them on your behalf, fans unsubscribe in one click, and you can export the full list as CSV at any time.

Do fans have to make an account?

No. A fan types an email, confirms it once, and downloads. No app, no signup, no player following them around.

Can I move my existing gates here?

Yes. Paste each track’s SoundCloud URL and republish, about two minutes per gate. Your old links can point at the new pages.

Your first gate is two minutes away.

No card, no plan. Or just an account

Not sure a gate is the next move? A gate catches the people who already reach you. The free audit reads your public numbers and tells you whether that is your problem yet. Audit my SoundCloud

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