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Pirate archivist group scrapes Spotify's 300TB library, posts free torrents for downloading 86,000,000 tracks — investigation underway as music and metadata hit torrent sites

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A group called Anna's Archive has allegedly scraped Spotify's 300TB music library, resulting in 86 million tracks being shared via torrents. Spotify has disabled the accounts involved and is investigating the incident. The leaked data includes music files and metadata, with a focus on preserving music that the group believes Spotify overlooks. The torrents are self-hosted and categorized by popularity for staggered release. The group aims to create a comprehensive collection of all music ever produced.

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