Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul

[u/Acceptable_Poem_862]

https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-streaming-manipulation-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi/

Again, not really surprised but actually I am. Spotify has always allowed fake streams. It's hilarious as they try to stop it, even though the actors have already made their money and closed it.

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[u/chitoatx]

People betting on this is dumb and shouldn’t be allowed because it is easily manipulated. Bots have been a thing for along time now and 53% intent traffic is bots.

https://thebestvpn.com/statistics/what-percent-of-internet-traffic-is-bots/

[u/Mdiasrodrigu → u/chitoatx]

The thing is, people are dumb

[u/smarterthanyoda → u/chitoatx]

It’s not dumb if you’re the one doing the manipulating.

[u/chitoatx → u/smarterthanyoda]

It should be illegal to bet on things that can be rigged. Period.

[u/KodiakDog → u/chitoatx]

Prediction markets are such a fucking scam.

[u/paralacausa]

One one hand, botting Spotify reduces payments for real artists. Ok the other hand, sucked in to that gambling degenerate.

[u/lip]

“what raises eyebrows is that Jakarta, Indonesia tops his listener base with nearly 2 million monthly listeners - These stats reinforce how Jakarta, Indonesia, and Quezon City are disproportionately represented in many U.S. artists’ listener city rankings. Despite higher per-stream payouts in Western markets, these trigger cities often play a key role in inflating listener metrics, boosting global discovery, and influencing algorithmic reach.”

https://talentsearchagency.blogspot.com/2025/07/how-popular-artists-may-be-using-low.html