A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Spotify engaged in algorithmic manipulation to artificially inflate Drake's streaming numbers, citing a lack of concrete evidence to support claims of "stream washing" and "gaming" the platform's recommendation engine. The ruling hinges on the court's interpretation of Spotify's opaque content delivery network (CDN) and the company's failure to disclose its proprietary algorithms. The decision effectively shields Spotify's inner workings from public scrutiny. AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
