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Re:Spotify weighed redirecting white noise podcasts to talk ... by nikanj on Sunday August 20, 2023 @07:00AM (#37197968)
All the big players also take kickbacks from record labels for pushing selected artists. Essentially hit song astroturfing
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Re:Spotify weighed redirecting white noise podcasts to talk ... by dreamcompiler on Sunday August 20, 2023 @10:13AM (#37199332)
This is called Payola.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola

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Re:Spotify weighed redirecting white noise podcasts to talk ... by nikanj on Sunday August 20, 2023 @10:47AM (#37199664)
It’s illegal, but only for radio stations. Spotify et al are free to do ”product placement” deals all day
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