Spotify said on October 20, 2026, that it has taken more than 50 million AI-generated slop and spam tracks out of listener recommendations in 2026 alone, disclosing the figure in a one-year progress report on the artist protections it announced in September 2025. The post, titled "One Year In: Putting Human Artistry First on Spotify," frames the enforcement work around the idea that human artistry comes first. According to the report, the 50 million tracks removed from recommendations