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Meta, Spotify and other companies are weighing new options for customers as Apple makes changes to comply with a new European law.

The European Parliament is calling for new rules to bring more fairness and transparency to music-streaming across the bloc, including proposals for a new bill to force streaming platforms to open up their recommendation algorithms. The bill would also require Spotify et al to make it clear where a song has been generated by artificial intelligence (AI). While Europe has been making moves in this direction for a while already, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today voted to adopt a ne...

Spotify says requiring it to make a contribution aimed at supporting Canadian content could force the company to cut existing investments.

Spotify says requiring it to make a contribution aimed at supporting Canadian content could force the company to cut existing investments.

Spotify wants the CRTC to change how it calculates financial obligations from foreign streamers under the Online Streaming Act. 

Audio streaming platform Spotify says that requiring it to make a contribution aimed at supporting Canadian content could force the company to cut its existing investments in order to maintain its financial viability.

Audio streaming platform Spotify says that requiring it to make a contribution aimed at supporting Canadian content could force the company to cut its existing investments in order to maintain its financial viability.

Audio streaming platform Spotify says that requiring it to make a contribution aimed at supporting Canadian content could force the company to cut its existing investments in order to maintain

Songwriters and composers have found allies in the European Parliament, in their quest for better remuneration and more transparency from Spotify and others.