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Elements of Amazon Music's Shadowban of Marc Mysterio Exposed in Explosive 3-Part YouTube Series Depicting Evidence of Sophisticated Means Used to Subvert The Multi-Faceted Star
SGUStar Group(SGU) GlobeNewswire News Room·2025-04-07 10:00

Core Viewpoint - Marc Mysterio has filed a lawsuit against Amazon and DIstrokid, claiming he has not received royalties for over 80 million streams on Amazon Music, alleging that his music has been shadowbanned due to a programming issue in Amazon's system [1][3]. Group 1: Legal Action and Evidence - The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, with Mysterio asserting that his music has been shadowbanned, affecting his visibility and royalties [1]. - Mysterio has publicly shared evidence through a 3-Part YouTube series titled "Marc Mysterio Shadowbanning Lawsuit vs Amazon Music" to support his claims [2]. - The shadowban is described as an invisible issue to users, where Mysterio's artist credit is altered to a dash mark, disconnecting his songs from his profile and fan base [3]. Group 2: Streaming Data and Impact - Mysterio's music achieved over 80 million streams from nearly 15 million unique listeners, with a significant portion of streams coming from Amazon Music Stations, which accounted for 55% of his total streams during the specified period [3][5]. - The streaming activity on Taylor Swift's Amazon Music station showed nearly 1 million streams for Mysterio's songs, which dropped to zero around September 16, 2024, coinciding with the shadowban [6][7]. - The lawsuit aims to retrieve logs and data from Amazon Music to demonstrate the impact of the shadowban on Mysterio's streaming activity [10][11]. Group 3: Technical Aspects and Discovery - Amazon Music utilizes a 10-digit identifier code for each artist, which is crucial for the discovery process in the lawsuit [8][9]. - Mysterio's legal team plans to request specific data snapshots from Amazon to prove the existence and effects of the shadowban [11][12]. - The restoration of the related artists section of Mysterio's profile by Amazon after the lawsuit was filed indicates that Amazon has the capability to revert changes, yet the shadowban remains in effect [12].