HACKTIVISTS SCRAPE 86M SPOTIFY TRACKS, CLAIM THEIR AIM IS TO PRESERVE CULTURE

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Hacktivists linked to Anna's Archive scraped around 86 million Spotify tracks, claiming to safeguard musical heritage from catastrophes and platform risk, yet only about a third of Spotify's total catalog is actually preserved as audio. Spotify calls the operation piracy. It shut down the scraping accounts and plans to strengthen safeguards. Anna's Archive has hinted at possible future single‑track downloads.