Net profits down -17% vs FY2024; a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) openly discussing “challenging macro,” and no word of a ...

Spotify is revising its podcast "plays" metric, hiding counts under 50K and introducing milestone markers after backlash from ...

Spotify announced last week that it would roll out public play counts on all podcasts as a way of “helping attract new fans.” But podcasters swiftly responded with criticism of the new feature ...

If you search “Adderall” on Spotify’s podcast page, you’ll find health podcasts about ADHD, shows about addiction recovery and comedy podcasts where hosts talk about using the medication.

This week, Spotify rushed to remove hundreds of obviously fake podcasts found to be marketing prescription drugs in violation of Spotify's policies and, likely, federal law. On Thursday ...

Spotify been clearing its platform of numerous fake podcasts that directed users to websites purporting to sell drugs without a prescription. The issue was brought to light in recent days by CNN ...

Spotify Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek on February 2 addressed the controversy surrounding podcast presenter Joe Rogan, claiming that the company does not treat Rogan differently and will ...

Spotify removed "podcasts" promoting opioid sales on websites imitating online pharmacies. Business Insider found 200 podcasts peddling prescription medicines, which have since been removed.

Spotify announced earlier this month that podcast creators and listeners would get a new data point: how many plays an episode has gotten. The idea, according to Spotify, was that listeners could ...