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Spotify rolls out facial scans for UK users

Spotify’s U.K. Users Must Now Provide Age Verification to Access Certain Content. Here’s Why

Spotify's U.K. users must now verify their age to access some content on the streaming service as a wider Online Safety Bill comes into force.

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Spotify now requires face scans to access age-restricted content in the UK

The streaming platform is implementing a facial scan process in partnership with Yoti, which also provides its services to Instagram.

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Spotify rolls out facial scans for UK users as 18+ content faces new restrictions

New UK laws force Spotify to age-check users via facial scan or ID. Accounts of underage users will be deactivated and deleted.

Spotify Beats Expectations for Quarterly Revenue as Paid Subscribers Climb to 276 Million

Spotify’s net subscribers rose by 8 million to 276 million total, and monthly average users (MAUs) grew by 18 million to a ...

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Spotify boycott: Artists leave ‘garbage hole’ platform after CEO invests in AI weapons

Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal." ...

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Spotify says it will delete accounts that fail the new age check

Spotify is making major changes to how it checks users’ ages, and if you don’t pass, your account could be deactivated and ...

Spotify to Begin Deleting Accounts That Fail New Age Checks

Spotify is rolling out a new age-check system that could lead to the permanent removal of user accounts if individuals fail ...

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Spotify Panama Playlists expose the soundtrack of the elite (and the death of their privacy)

From JD Vance cooking to Bieber, to OpenAI's Sam Altman grooving to The Weekend, this playlist leak is fun yet troublesome.

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‘Panama Playlists’ claims to expose Spotify habits of JD Vance and other high-profile figures

Offshore bank accounts again? No – “onshore vibes” this time. An anonymous sleuth claims they have been ‘scraping’ Spotify ...

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Spotify’s Crown Lies Heavy, but It’s Still the Streaming King

Podcasts can generally command superior gross margins over music, as they don’t require expensive licensing deals with major ...

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Spotify Made a Huge Mistake With AI

As Spotify struggles to explain itself to investors, musicians are fleeing the platform due to controversial investments in ...