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Anna's Archive have been ordered to pay $322 million in damages following its mass-scale scraping of music from Spotify.

Last year, the activist group claimed responsibility for taking 86 million music tracks and 256 million rows of metadata, including artist and record names, from Spotify.

Following the mass-scale scraping, Anna's Archive shared plans to release the music via BitTorrent to create “the largest truly open library in human history.”

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Spotify has reportedly removed more than 75 million AI-generated and spam tracks from its platform as part of a major effort to tackle fake content and improve the listening experience.

The streaming giant has been cracking down on low-quality uploads, including AI-generated music, duplicate tracks and songs created to manipulate streams and royalties.

The move comes as concerns continue to grow over the rise of artificial intelligence in the music industry, with artists and record labels calling for stronger protections against AI-generated content that mimics real musicians or floods streaming services.

Spotify says its focus is on ensuring genuine artists can be discovered while preventing bad actors from exploiting the platform.

The reported removal of millions of tracks highlights the scale of the challenge facing streaming services as AI-generated music becomes increasingly common.

The crackdown has sparked debate online, with some users praising Spotify for cleaning up the platform, while others question how AI-generated music should be regulated in the future.