Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoSwedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder moneywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkSwedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder moneywww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·edit-21 year agoThis is such nonsense. The gangs would be losing something like 90% or more of their money in the process. The only ‘proof’ stated in the article is a bunch of unverified claims by anonymous sources.
minus-squareHirom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 year agoThis scheme doesn’t sound very plausible indeed, given the low payout artists get from Spotify. Or maybe these gangs are just experimenting new ways to launder money, and haven’t figured it out yet.
This is such nonsense. The gangs would be losing something like 90% or more of their money in the process. The only ‘proof’ stated in the article is a bunch of unverified claims by anonymous sources.
This scheme doesn’t sound very plausible indeed, given the low payout artists get from Spotify.
Or maybe these gangs are just experimenting new ways to launder money, and haven’t figured it out yet.