Senator questions Spotify about podcasts promoting online drug sales | News Channel 3-12

Senator questions Spotify about podcasts promoting online drug sales

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Following reports from CNN and other news outlets, Senator Maggie Hassan is demanding information about how Spotify is handling phony podcasts promoting potentially illegal online pharmacies. Spotify said last week that it had removed dozens of podcasts identified by CNN that blatantly promoted the online pharmacies purportedly selling drugs such as Adderall and Oxycontin, in some cases without a prescription…

Senator questions Spotify about podcasts promoting online drug sales | News Channel 3-12

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Following reports from CNN and other news outlets, Senator Maggie Hassan is demanding information about how Spotify is handling phony podcasts promoting potentially illegal online pharmacies. Spotify said last week that it had removed dozens of podcasts identified by CNN that blatantly promoted the online pharmacies purportedly selling drugs such as Adderall and Oxycontin, in some cases without a prescription…

Spotify's Drug Podcasts Draw Congressional Ire from Senators

Photo Credit: Myriam Zilles Senator Maggie Hassan is seeking more information from Spotify into the handling of recently discovered fake podcasts peddling real drugs on the platform. Spotify removed dozens of podcasts earlier this week that blatantly promoted online illegal pharmacies selling drugs like Adderall and Oxycontin without a prescription. More than 200 podcasts were removed from the platform, but only after a media frenzy highlighting…