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Spotify quietly took down over 57,000 podcasts peddling opioids, a US senator says
Spotify removed over 57,000 opioid-related podcasts after a Business Insider investigation, as criticized by US Senator Maggie Hassan for not reporting to law enforcement. Spotify claims the content was part of spam operations targeting search rankings, not direct drug sales.
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