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It\u2019s time to change that.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #fff846;\">We call for &#8230;<\/span><span style=\"color: #fff846;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #fff846;\"><span color=\"#febf00\"><b>a seat at the table <\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2013 artists must be\u00a0<span color=\"#ffffff\"><span color=\"#febf00\"><b>included in deal negotiations<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0and decision-making processes \u2014 with full access to the terms that determine their livelihoods.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/fairshare-music.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headphones-2.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40%||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;377.2px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px||-81px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1600px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;13px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;20%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;57px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; min_height=&#8221;49.7px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;23px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-90px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||0px|||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;37px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;29px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Fake Streams &amp; Manipulation<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-23px|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #fff846;\">Fake Streams, Fake Artists \u2014 Real Damage<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span>The streaming system is being<strong> manipulated<\/strong> \u2014 not just by <strong>fake streams<\/strong>, but also by<strong> fake artists<\/strong>. These artificially boosted plays and made-up personas <strong>distort charts, drain royalties<\/strong>, and push honest, hardworking musicians out of the spotlight.<\/span><br \/><span>It\u2019s a <strong>rigged game<\/strong> \u2014 and it\u2019s time to fix it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff846;\"><strong>We call for &#8230;<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span><span style=\"color: #fff846;\"><strong>real safeguards<\/strong><\/span> to protect the music economy from fraud and manipulation. 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