"Billions of fraudulent streams have been generated with respect to songs of 'the most streamed artist of all time,' Aubrey Drake Graham, professionally known as Drake,"
"But while the streaming fraud with respect to Drake's songs may be one example, it does not stand alone."
"The more users (including fake users) Spotify has, the more advertisements it can sell, the more profits the company can report, all of which serves to increase the purported value delivered to shareholders."
"We cannot comment on pending litigation. However, Spotify in no way benefits from the industry-wide challenge of artificial streaming. We heavily invest in always-improving, best-in-class systems to combat it and safeguard artist payouts with strong protections like removing fake streams, withholding royalties, and charging penalties."
A class action lawsuit alleges Spotify turned a blind eye to fake streams that inflated play counts and benefited top artists including Drake. Rapper RBX (Eric Dwayne Collins), a cousin of Snoop Dogg, filed the suit on November 2 against Spotify; Drake is not named as a defendant but is cited as a key example. The complaint claims billions of fraudulent streams have been generated for Drake's songs and contends fake users allow Spotify to sell more advertisements and report higher profits. Spotify responded that it does not benefit, described anti-fraud measures, and cited prior legal accountability for streaming fraud.
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