Trolley Talks Ep. 002: Fighting Streaming Fraud with AI | Morgan Hayduk, Beatdapp, Co-CEO

Join Vincent & Myles from Trolley as they sit down with Morgan Hayduk, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Beatdapp, for a deep dive into the world of streaming fraud—and what it takes to stop it.

Morgan shares the Beatdapp origin story, how the team uncovered one of the music industry’s fastest-growing threats, and how their machine learning models help streaming services identify and eliminate fraudulent activity before the wrong people get paid.

They discuss how streaming fraud works, the evolving use of AI in music and fraud detection, and Beatdapp’s vision to set the standard for a fairer digital music economy. If you’re curious about the intersection of music, money, and tech—this one’s for you.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and welcome
00:10 Meet Morgan Hayduk: Co-CEO of Beatdapp
01:28 The origin story of Beatdapp
06:30 Discovering the problem of streaming fraud
07:48 What is spin manipulation?
11:39 Streaming fraud: how it works and why it’s growing
13:50 Financial motivations behind streaming fraud
15:16 How Beatdapp detects and prevents fraud
19:28 Bot farms, compromised accounts, and monthly flags
20:59 The AI challenge in streaming
23:53 The case of the fake 1970s Brazilian crooner
25:43 Beatdapp’s five-year vision
27:39 Building a mission-driven company in Vancouver
32:37 What’s next for Beatdapp

🔗 Beatdapp: https://www.beatdapp.com
🔗 Morgan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganhayduk
🔗 Beatdapp on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beatdapp/
🔗 Beatdapp on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/beatdapp

🎧 Learn more about Trolley: https://www.trolley.com

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