Sen. Maggie Hassan's report: Spotify removed 3,500 podcast accounts and 57,000 episodes promoting illegal online pharmacies between May and November 2025 (Clare Duffy/CNN)

Clare Duffy / CNN : Sen. Maggie Hassan's report: Spotify removed 3,500 podcast accounts and 57,000 episodes promoting illegal online pharmacies between May and November 2025 — Spotify has removed tens of thousands of phony podcasts promoting illegal online pharmacies, a new investigation has found …

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