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

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

In doing so, YouTube has made it official with a new weekly chart of top podcast shows. Setting the stage as a serious ...

CNN identified dozens of these fake podcasts across Spotify, advertising sales of medications ranging from Methadone to ...

Many of the podcasts included no audio or AI-generated voiceovers and simply redirected users to websites where they could buy Xanax, Oxycodone, or Tramadol without a prescription.

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Spotify announced earlier this month that podcast creators and listeners would get a new data point: how many plays an ...

Alphabet-owned video giant debuted a Weekly Top Podcast Shows Chart, ranking US podcasts every Wednesday based on total watch time.

Spotify rolled back an announcement that it would display play counts on podcast episodes; instead, counts will only appear ...

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 ...

YouTube has launched a Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart ranking the 100 most-watched podcasts in the US as the audience grows.