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Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money | Spotify
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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Spotify is known for paying low for artists per listened song. So there are like millions of gangsters having Spotify running 24/7 to make their favorite artist earning their daily bread.