Pirate library rips 86 million of the most popular songs on Spotify

Published: 2 days ago (December 22, 2025 at 02:23 PM EST)

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Source: The Verge

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Spotify says it has launched new protections against “anti-copyright attacks” after the open‑source library / pirate activist group Anna’s Archive announced it ripped 86 million songs from the platform and plans to make them available via torrents, as reported earlier by Billboard. According to the …

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