<ul><li>Spotify has taken down 'podcasts' that were promoting opioid sales on fake websites mimicking online pharmacies.</li><li>Business Insider discovered 200 podcasts advertising prescription medicines including opioids without prescriptions, against federal law and Spotify regulations.</li><li>Spotify is cracking down on fake podcasts offering addictive drugs after the investigation by Business Insider.</li><li>Spotify's rules prohibit content promoting the sale of regulated or illegal drugs; some podcasts were removed after they were flagged to the platform.</li></ul>

Spotify takes down 'podcasts' peddling opioids

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