Deepfake case study · Audio
Spotify users deepfake (May 2025)
Spotify podcasts used AI-generated voices to promote illegal online pharmacies, selling controlled substances like Adderall and Xanax. The podcasts, discoverable through common search terms, linked users to dubious…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Spotify users
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Spotify podcasts used AI-generated voices to promote illegal online pharmacies, selling controlled substances like Adderall and Xanax. The podcasts, discoverable through common search terms, linked users to dubious pharmacy websites. Spotify removed 26 podcasts after being flagged, but new violations continued to surface.