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US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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Who gives a shit about the fraud? Nobody actually enjoys listening to AI music and he defrauded Spotify. Good for him, frankly, shame he got caught. Obligatory fuck AI.
You'd be surprised with the amount of people who love the Muzak-filled playlists made by Spotify.
The article says he took money from the pool that pays actual artists. The fraud was against them not specifically Spotify. Personally, I think Spotify, Netflix, Amazon are abominations in the way they use their control to defraud suppliers and customers alike and should be reigned in but ripping off what little artists get is bad. Not victimless.