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Judge Dismisses RBX's Bot-Farming Lawsuit Against Spotify

6/24/2026

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Judge Josephine Stanton dismissed the class-action lawsuit against Spotify on June 22, 2026.
Rapper RBX sued Spotify for ignoring bot-farming that created streams and harmed smaller artists.
Stanton ruled RBX did not show harm outweighed Spotify’s justification and rejected negligence and Unfair Competition Law claims, noting the complaint focused on rapper Drake’s 37 billion streams.
RBX’s lawyers said they will file an amended complaint within the 20-day window while Spotify has not responded.

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Judge Josephine Stanton dismissed the class-action lawsuit against Spotify on June 22, 2026.
Rapper RBX sued Spotify for ignoring bot-farming that created streams and harmed smaller artists.
Stanton ruled RBX did not show harm outweighed Spotify’s justification and rejected negligence and Unfair Competition Law claims, noting the complaint focused on rapper Drake’s 37 billion streams.
RBX’s lawyers said they will file an amended complaint within the 20-day window while Spotify has not responded.