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Spotify confirmed streaming manipulation after Kalshi trader Caleb Davies flagged suspicious bot activity on the song 'Earrings' by Malcolm Todd, leading to the removal of over 500,000 artificial streams and adjustments to charts.
Deezer reports 44% of new uploads are AI-generated, mostly for fraudulent streaming, while keeping them out of recommendations; Lyria 3, Suno, Udio cited as enablers.
Deezer reports that 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform is AI-generated, amounting to nearly 75,000 tracks per day, though consumption remains low at 1-3% of total streams with 85% flagged as fraudulent. The surge highlights growing challenges for streaming platforms in managing AI content and protecting artists' rights.