Spotify says it has taken 50 million AI “slop and spam” tracks out of recommendations this year

Spotify has taken more than 50 million tracks it identified as “slop and spam” out of its recommendations in 2026, while removing more than 75 million spam tracks from its platform for serious or repeated violations of its rules. The company has also updated its recommendation system s to reduce the visibility of low-quality and deceptive uploads, including those generated using artificial intelligence (AI). The company said in a blog post on October 20, 2026, that it had spent the past year dev