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While other streaming services are not named in the petition, it does claim that “UMG appears to have used similar tactics with other streaming services On information and belief, UMG paid, or approved payments to, Apple Inc to have its voice-activated digital assistant ‘Siri’ purposely misdirect users to ‘Not Like Us'”The motion alleges deceptive business practices and false advertising under New York state law as well as violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the act targeting organized crime by prosecuting activities involving patterns of criminal enterprise
The motion is not yet a lawsuit, but rather a “pre-action” petition, which is the procedure by with information is gathered to determine if a lawsuit is warrantedI still don't think using Twitter bots is necessarily criminal in its own right According to Twitter's policy, you're not allowed to use abusive bots So considering the nature of the song, I guess any bots used to promote Not Like Us would be considered abusive
The song was directly calling Drake a pedophile after all But that's just a Twitter policy I wish all Twitter bots were illegal on a federal level They've ruined what was once a great app
After every post @BarstoolSports makes, before you get to any real person's reaction in the replies, you have to sift through 50 bots posing as Indian dudes & OnlyFans models exclaiming, Wow!, Cool!, I'm so fucking horny!, etc I wish the creators of those bots were all thrown in prison But unfortunately, I don't think that's the case Yet
But using bots to conjure up streams, or something along those line? I'm less sure about that Unfortunately there aren't a ton of specific details available about what's in the lawsuit at this pointJacob BryantJacob Bryant has been covering the entertainment industry since 2015 Before joining The Wrap in 2024, he spent three years as a web editor for Variety and another five at Ranker helping to grow the site’s entertainment coverage
He’s also been seen in IGN, Fandom and moreHowever, the move is extraordinary in a number of ways Earlier this year, Lamar piled on a series of increasingly personal diss tracks against Drake, not only accusing him of having relationships with underaged women — which Drake has denied — as well as children not revealed to the public, and has gone so far as to address Drake’s son Adonis, his mother and others in his songsHowever, he did appear to address the situation late Sunday in a Kick stream with host xQc in which he introduced himself by saying, “I’m Drake, this is xQc, real streaming legend
Me, I do music, in case you don’t knowJacob Bryant has been covering the entertainment industry since 2015 Before joining The Wrap in 2024, he spent three years as a web editor for Variety and another five at Ranker helping to grow the site’s entertainment coverage He’s also been seen in IGN, Fandom and more
He made a similar statement later in the show, adding, “Nothing makes me uncomfortable I’ve worked too hard to be uncomfortable Nothing fazes me, like I said, it takes only facts to fold me, fairytales don’t work”''This settlement demonstrates the department's commitment to hold accountable those who overcharge the government through collusion or other unlawful conduct,'' said Brian M
Boynton, head of the Justice Department's Civil DivisionThe filing alleges UMG collaborated with Spotify to recommend Not Like Us to users searching for unrelated music, even paying Apple to have Siri redirect users requesting Drake’s songs to Lamar’s track instead The song, which includes the inflammatory lyric “certified pedophile,” reportedly received over 30 million bot-generated streams within days of its release Drake also accuses UMG of paying influencers and radio stations to promote the track and artificially inflate its airplay and viewership
In allegations that UMG calls “offensive and untrue,” the filing says UMG “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves with a song, ‘Not Like Us,’ in order to make that song go viral, including by using ‘bots’ and pay-to-play agreements” It said the company and Spotify “have a long-standing, symbiotic business relationship” and alleges that UMG offered special licensing rates to Spotify for the songBillboard - Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”In a filing Monday (Nov
25) in Manhattan court, Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG of launching an illegal “scheme” involving bots, payola and other methods to pump up Lamar’s song — a track that savagely attacked Drake amid an ongoing feud between the two stars“UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices,” attorneys for Drake’s company write “It instead launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”“UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices,” the petition continues
“It instead launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”President-elect Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive ordersThe two were occasional collaborators more than a decade ago, but Lamar began taking public jabs at Drake starting in 2013
Billboard - Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”In a filing Monday (Nov. 25) in Manhattan court, Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG of launching an illegal “scheme” involving bots, payola and other methods to pump up Lamar’s song — a track that savagely attacked Drake amid an ongoing feud between the two stars.“UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices,” attorneys for Drake’s company write. “It instead launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves.”“UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices,” the petition continues. “It instead launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves.”President-elect Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive orders.The two were occasional collaborators more than a decade ago, but Lamar began taking public jabs at Drake starting in 2013. The fight escalated steeply earlier this year. The move to court, while not yet a lawsuit, still represents a major escalation of the feud and involves some of the biggest business partners of both men.
