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

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

Spotify's auto-detection system did not flag these fake podcasts for removal, with listeners having unrestricted access to ...

Spotify faces criticism for hosting numerous fake podcasts promoting illegal drug sales, despite claiming to remove such ...

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

Podcasters were not happy. Mia Sato is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Spotify ...

Spotify hosts a large number of fake podcasts—reportedly in the hundreds—that serve as advertisements for selling drugs.

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 ...

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 ...

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