SMRTR TechNov 3, 2025Ars Technica

Real humans don’t stream Drake songs 23 hours a day, rapper suing Spotify says

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Rapper RBX filed a class-action lawsuit against Spotify, alleging the platform profits from fake streams that cost other artists hundreds of millions in revenue. The suit claims Drake's account shows suspicious patterns, including listeners streaming his music 23 hours daily and geographic data showing fans traveling thousands of kilometers between songs within seconds. RBX argues Spotify deliberately ignores bot networks to inflate user numbers and boost advertising revenue, harming over 100,000 rights holders who split streaming royalties.

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