Spotify, one of the world’s largest audio streaming platforms, has found itself at the center of a growing controversy after ...

Spotify removed at least 200 "podcasts" promoting opioid sales after BI found some linked to online "pharmacies" offering ...

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 ...

Spotify has been dealing with a serious problem involving fake podcasts on its platform. These podcasts weren’t real shows but were actually scams designed to trick people into buying prescription ...

An investigation has uncovered that Spotify hosted nearly 200 fake podcast episodes promoting the illegal sale of prescription drugs like Xanax, Oxycodone, and Tramadol. These podcasts acted as a ...

CNN identified dozens of these fake podcasts across Spotify, advertising sales of medications ranging from Methadone to Ambien, in some cases claiming that the drugs can be purchased without a ...

violating federal law and Spotify rules. Fake podcasts openly offering highly addictive drugs are rampant on Spotify — which is cracking down after a Business Insider investigation. BI found 200 ...

Spotify has reportedly booted a number of “podcasts” advertising the online sale of illegal substances. Multiple outlets have ...

Many of the podcasts included no audio or AI-generated voiceovers and simply redirected users to websites where they could ...

Spotify now shows how many times podcast episodes have been played. This new metric aims to help users find popular show episodes and to show creators what content is resonating. Spotify added ...