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.

Spotify is scrambling to remove fake podcast pages that direct users to buy drugs from potentially dangerous and illegal online pharmacies. CNN identified dozens of these phony podcasts across Spotify ...

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

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

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

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

YouTube has launched a Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart ranking the 100 most-watched podcasts in the US as the audience grows.