Spotify has begun removing numerous fake podcast pages that promoted the illegal sale of prescription drugs, including ...

The streaming company announced earlier this month that it would publicly display how many plays podcasts had. Podcasters ...

On the Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify, criminals have tried to promote their opioid business – with the help of ...

Investigation reveals dozens of fake Spotify podcasts using AI voices to promote illegal online pharmacies selling prescription drugs without prescriptions, violating US law. Here’s how the issue ...

But according to Podnews, the definition of what counts as a “play” is different on Spotify and YouTube — two of the most popular podcast listening platforms — than the IAB standard.

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

Spotify now shows you how many times a podcast has been played, helping you find popular content you might have otherwise ...

Spotify has launched a new publicly visible metric called Plays, showing how often podcast episodes are actively listened to ...