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The Ghost in the Playlist
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-ghost-in-the-playlist.
A data scientist uncovers a massive streaming farm inflating streams for a fake artist. A story about algorithmic fraud, the creator economy, and digital theft.
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An unknown artist suddenly hit the Top 50 Global charts on our streaming platform. When I investigated the data, I found 50,000 "users" listening to the same 31-second track in perfect synchronization. I wasn't looking at a viral hit; I was looking at a bot farm draining the royalty pool of legitimate artists.
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-ghost-in-the-playlist.
A data scientist uncovers a massive streaming farm inflating streams for a fake artist. A story about algorithmic fraud, the creator economy, and digital theft.
Check more stories related to media at: https://hackernoon.com/c/media.
You can also check exclusive content about #music-industry, #data-science, #fraud, #startups, #algorithms, #contest-tags, #ghost-in-the-playlist, #spotify, and more.
This story was written by: @legit. Learn more about this writer by checking @legit's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
An unknown artist suddenly hit the Top 50 Global charts on our streaming platform. When I investigated the data, I found 50,000 "users" listening to the same 31-second track in perfect synchronization. I wasn't looking at a viral hit; I was looking at a bot farm draining the royalty pool of legitimate artists.