Music, the fight against bots that steal listens and pay artists
“They cannot hide their heads in the sand and pretend it’s not happening, because in the end this is a phenomenon that affects the whole sector and disqualifies the...
Enzo Mazza, president of Fimi, the Italian music industry federation, has warned that music streaming platforms cannot ignore the issue of artificial streams and fake plays. A criminal industry is using AI to create fake accounts and bot-generated listens, which can siphon off royalties from legitimate artists and labels. This phenomenon, already seen in America Latina, Brazil, and the US, threatens the music industry's economic model, which relies on accurate streaming data to distribute revenues.
Fimi will discuss the issue at a workshop on September 30, part of the Milano Digital Week, and Mazza believes that Italian regulations on cybercrime can help combat this problem.
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