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The People Cheering Spotify's Verification System Aren't Going to Be Verified Either
Spotify rolled out artist verification yesterday. Trust badge, green checkmark, criteria designed to distinguish "real" artists from AI-generated content. Do I care that Spotify is doing this? Not really. They're a private company. What I do care about is the pattern. The independent artists most loudly cheering the rollout are going to discover the verification system was never built for them.