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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by dmurray on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:36PM (#19116630)
Spotify's customers could get some anonymous Spotify accounts and verify they are getting the expected number of ads? Or pay someone to do that for them.
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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by qes on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:58PM (#19116885)
That's what the ad networks do, and why advertisers accept their numbers. They've been measuring advertising impact for decades and have clear processes that generally include transparency and 3rd party auditing.
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