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by andygcook 1988 days ago
So nefarious people could potentially DDoS artists they don’t like using bot plays to get their tracks removed. I can’t think of a real economic reason to do that besides perhaps offering the only cover version of a popular on Spotify that gets removed, which would juice your own plays.
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In the same way nefarious people can also DDoS Twitter and Instagram accounts with fake follows to get accounts suspended.