Apple says it demonetised 2bn fraudulent music streams in 2025

Apple Music flags 2 billion fraudulent streams amid AI audio surge

Apple Music detected approximately two billion fraudulent streams during 2025, highlighting the growing challenges posed by artificial intelligence in music distribution. The figure was disclosed by Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of music, video, sports, and international, during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. According to the outlet’s summary of Schusser’s remarks, the platform last year “identified and demonetised as …

Apple says it demonetised 2bn fraudulent music streams in 2025

Apple Music identified and demonetised up to 2bn fraudulent streams last year according to longtime exec Oliver Schusser. He was talking to The Hollywood Reporter about Apple’s ongoing efforts to tackle fraud on its music service. “Streaming manipulation on our platform is already incredibly low. We literally have systems where we check and validate every single play […] The post is from Music Ally.