Spotify's auto-detection system did not flag these fake podcasts for removal, with listeners having unrestricted access to ...

Spotify hosts a large number of fake podcasts—reportedly in the hundreds—that serve as advertisements for selling drugs.

Podcasters were not happy. Mia Sato is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Spotify ...

YouTube, now the most popular platform for consuming podcasts, is introducing a chart ranking shows by watch time.

Spotify is scrambling to remove fake podcast pages that direct users to buy drugs from potentially dangerous and illegal ...

On Thursday, Business Insider (BI) reported that Spotify removed 200 podcasts advertising the sale of opioids and other drugs, but that wasn't the end of the scandal. Today, CNN revealed that it ...

Many of the podcasts included no audio or AI-generated voiceovers and simply redirected users to websites where they could buy Xanax, Oxycodone, or Tramadol without a prescription.

Play counts have been visible for music tracks on Spotify for years, but this is the first time this metric will be available ...

Spotify is rolling out a Plays feature for podcast, which shows number of listener count directly from the podcast episode ...

SoundCloud seems to claim the right to train on people's uploaded music in their terms. I think they have major questions to answer over this. I checked the wayback machine – it seems to have been ...

Spotify removed "podcasts" promoting opioid sales on websites imitating online pharmacies. Business Insider found 200 podcasts peddling prescription medicines, which have since been removed.