[eddiewithzato]

yes it’s fraud since you get money per listens

[prmoustache]

I see it as using the system provided the way it is meant to be used.

[JasonADrury]

https://artists.spotify.com/artificial-streaming

Spotify clearly communicates that this is not allowed.

[prmoustache]

Yeah it is like putting a huge red button in the middle of an otherwise empty room with a small "don't press the button" sign on the wall behind you when you enter the room.

[JasonADrury]

Right, yes, because the people doing this totally don't know that they're breaking the law?

[prmoustache]

Is no abiding to terms of a particular service breaking the law?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.