Following reports from CNN and other news outlets, Senator Maggie Hassan is demanding information about how Spotify is handling phony podcasts promoting potentially illegal online pharmacies.

News last week that a CNN investigative report found dozens of fake podcasts on the popular audio streaming and media service platform Spotify, illegally ...

Spotify has been dealing with a serious problem involving fake podcasts on its platform. These podcasts weren’t real shows but were actually scams designed to trick people into buying prescription ...

Masquerading as legitimate health or wellness content, these podcasts used AI-generated or robotic voices to advertise drugs ...

Spotify been clearing its platform of numerous fake podcasts that directed users to websites purporting to sell drugs without ...

Investigation reveals dozens of fake Spotify podcasts using AI voices to promote illegal online pharmacies selling ...

Spotify has begun removing numerous fake podcast pages that promoted the illegal sale of prescription drugs, including ...

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 ...

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 ...