Adderall Podcasts Flood Spotify as 200 Drug Ads Dodge AI Moderation

Adderall podcasts infiltrated Spotify, as 200 fake drug shows with 10-second episodes turned audio streams into a wild pharmacy by May 2025. Sketchy titles like My Adderall Store and computerized voices hawked opioids, while Spotify’s automated tools missed the scam surge.
Hundreds of these fake podcasts, often just seconds long, were promoted in top search results for prescription drugs. As AI-powered audio scams multiply, content moderation struggles to keep pace—leaving users to stumble across sound-only ‘pharmacies’ on their daily playlist.