No, it's not about surveillance avoidance. It's about US surveillance avoidance.
Also, Spotify is listed under "More European alternatives to US tech giants" not "Privacy-focused European alternatives". So they're not even stating it's privacy focused, they're just saying it's not USA.
But I do agree with you, if I wanted to avoid music surveillance in general I would avoid Spotify.
But I do agree with you, if I wanted to avoid music surveillance in general I would avoid Spotify.