Spotify is scrambling to remove fake podcast pages that direct users to buy drugs from potentially dangerous and illegal ...

Many of the podcasts included no audio or AI-generated voiceovers and simply redirected users to websites where they could ...

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 ...

An investigation has uncovered that Spotify hosted nearly 200 fake podcast episodes promoting the illegal sale of prescription drugs like Xanax, Oxycodone, and Tramadol. These podcasts acted as a ...

None of the drug sales podcasts that CNN viewed ... and human reviewers to enforce its rules. Spotify has previously been criticized over health-related content on the platform.