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Musician Explains Spotify's Anti-Bot Policies and Catalog Removal

Benn Jordan · Commentary · 18 min · 2024 · YouTube title: Spotify's Phony War On Bots
Why it's here

HN cites it as a firsthand example of artists losing catalogs with no recourse and of the middlemen in music streaming.

What it covers

Musician Benn Jordan explains how all of his music was removed from Spotify and walks through the history of digital music distribution and fake streams. He argues that Spotify's anti-bot measures are mostly a phony war.