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Re:Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artis... by trelbutate on Friday May 01, 2026 @03:59PM (#47979485)
Who will then stop advertising on there real quickly once they find out what's going on
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Re:Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artis... by overfeed on Friday May 01, 2026 @04:28PM (#47979863)
That's a long-term challenge for the next CEO to figure out.

Unlike CTC or CTC, radio and streaming ad campaigns are notoriously hard to track and attribute, and hence trend to brand-awareness. Advertisers won't see the effect of rising fraudulent streams immediately.

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Re:Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artis... by shimman on Friday May 01, 2026 @09:48PM (#47982522)
Don't stop Facebook from completely making up video numbers. Seems like it's a good way to rug pull a bunch of workers and force them to accept lower rates.
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