EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 10 MIN
Streamfarm Sweatshops: Cheating To The Top!
from Prof Snyder's Music Biz News
$2 billion is lost to streaming fraud each year, representing about 7-10% of total streaming royalties, and growing.Streamfarms, consisting of AI bots, and more likely people in developing countries PRETENDING TO BE AI BOTS, are paid to rapidly inflate the number of streams of a song, as well as likes, follows, and playlists, pushing both human and fake artists to the top.Other artists find market visibility to be monopolised by fraudsters and mediocre music. It's already been hard to break through, is it even possible to compete with those using streamfarms, cheating their way to the top?Link to sources: https://snydersmusicbiznews.blogspot....Link to video: https://youtu.be/o-zfp5Aa_YU?si=B2ZypuUdV53SRKd9
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