> So, mostly to fraudulent AI spam?
Most of Spotify’s payments do not go to fraudulent AI spam.
I am aware that AI spam exists on the platform and I’ve read the articles, too. That does not mean that “most” of their payments go to AI spam.
Their pay scales by listens. The AI spam doesn’t collect many listens. The spammers do it because they can automate it and make it low effort, but it’s not a cash cow for the spammers.
An interesting listen https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/171/ about money laundering and spam in streaming services
Spammers do it because it pays out.