Spotify isn’t staying silent on the streaming fraud allegations that have Drake‘s name swirling in headlines.
The streaming giant has issued a firm response to the class action lawsuit filed by rapper RBX, flatly rejecting claims that the company benefits from artificial streams.
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A spokesperson for the platform made it clear that the streamer has no incentive to allow fraudulent activity to flourish.
The company pointed to its “best-in-class systems” designed to combat streaming manipulation, including removing fake streams, withholding royalties from offenders, and charging penalties.
“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.”
There’s more.
The streaming service backed up its defense with receipts.
In a case from 2024, a fraudster was indicted for stealing $10 million from various streaming platforms, but only $60,000 of that came from Spotify. The company drew on this as evidence of how effective their anti-fraud measures actually are.
While the platform acknowledged it can’t comment on pending litigation, the message was clear: they’re turning the volume all the way up on
Drake didn’t say they benefited in dollars but they did get the fake streams
This raises an interesting question, do the bot accounts have to pay for subscriptions?