The Spotify opioid 'podcast' problem first exposed by BI was bigger than we thought

After a Business Insider investigation exposed opioid-promoting podcasts on Spotify, a US senator found the company removed ...

Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution

Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apple’s HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflows.

Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts

A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of thousands of fake podcasts into search-engine ...
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Spotify’s podcast plan is going off the rails

If you’re lucky enough to be in the South of France this week for Cannes Lions (basically the less cool, advertiser and brands-focused counterpart to the film festival), you may be tempted to spend ...

Spotify removed thousands of phony drug sales podcasts, investigation finds

Spotify has removed tens of thousands of phony podcasts promoting illegal online pharmacies, a new investigation has found, ...

Barometer Partners with Spotify to Deliver Episode-Level Brand Suitability Targeting, Launching on The Trade Desk

Through this new integration, Barometer’s AI engine analyzes every podcast episode on Spotify Ad Exchange before it is released. This pre-release analysis generates rich, episode-level data that ...

I stopped pausing podcasts the moment Spotify added this AI feature

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and ...