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TL;DR Spotify is expanding its Verified badges to podcast creators starting today.
The streamer will roll out the badges to eligible creators over the coming months.
If you listen to or create podcasts on Spotify, there’s good news for you. Spotify is taking steps to allow podcast creators to establish their identities and gain the trust of their listeners by expanding its verification program and adding its Verified by Spotify badges on eligible podcast shows.
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The verification program originally came into effect late last month, when Spotify started verifying real artists on the platform. At that time, the platform was limiting the badges to music artists. Today’s announcement expands that status to podcast creators.
Listeners will begin seeing the verified badges on select Spotify podcasts today, and the rollout will continue over the coming months. In order to be eligible for the verified status, podcasts will need to have a combination of sustained listener activity, verified audience authenticity, and compliance with Spotify’s policies.
Spotify’s verified status won’t just help creators establish their identities; it will also let users know they are listening to content that is authentic and trustworthy. Basically, the streaming service wants to help you avoid AI slop and low-quality content by highlighting content from verified creators.
When Spotify announced the verification program for music artists last month, the streaming service mentioned that AI profiles weren’t eligible for verification. Today’s announcement, however, reiterates that the platform will also take down podcasts that impersonate other creators using AI voice cloning and other methods.
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