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Your Spotify Account Might Be Laundering Dirty Money 🎵 Darknet Diaries Ep. 171: Melody Fraud
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1h 09m
usual ~1h 00m
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Andrew Batey got really good at sending fake traffic to up-and-coming musicians. But his Black Hat marketing uncovered a much darker flaw in streaming services like Spotify and iTunes — one that changed his business and music streaming forever. Visit https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/171/ for a list of sources, full transcripts, and to listen to all episodes.
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