Spotify Sued Over Alleged Fraudulent Drake Streams
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Rolling Stone
A class action lawsuit alleges Spotify has ignored widespread fraudulent streaming, particularly involving billions of fake streams of Drake's music, generated by bot accounts using VPNs and other methods, which harms legitimate artists and benefits Spotify's advertising revenue. The lawsuit focuses on irregular streaming patterns and geographic anomalies in Drake's streams, raising concerns about the integrity of streaming metrics and artist compensation.