The messages began circulating at the weekend: “Delete the Houseparty app, it’s hacked my Spotify account!”
Like many rumours, the posts went viral across both public networks, like Twitter and Facebook, and closed forums on WhatsApp and Snapchat.
They have become so widespread that Houseparty itself says it is a victim of a “paid commercial smear campaign”.
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