![]() ![]() Eric Drott, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the paper Fake Streams, Listening Bots, and Click Farms: Counterfeiting Attention in the Streaming Music Economy, found this in his research. While most digital streaming platforms have some form of fraud detection, there isn’t enough incentive to eliminate the problem entirely. ![]() Rolling Stone sources estimate that approximately three to four percent of all global streams are illegitimate, which would account for $300 million in lost revenue every year. But would you be able to recognize when an artist racking up streams is doing so fraudulently? It’s more common than you think. You may be internet savvy enough to spot when your latest Twitter follower is a bot, or recognize warning signs on a fake dating profile. He also runs his own music blog, Death By Algorithm. Brian Harrington is an audio engineer and mixer that has worked in sessions across various recording studios in Los Angeles.
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