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1/6 - Activitystreams are the W3C standard we need to accurately measure and share podcast listening metrics?

1. The Problem
Counting downloads is a legacy metric of Podcasting 1.0. Like the Monty Python parrot, it's dead - remember a download is not a listen.

Equally the recent proprietary play count measurement suggested by Spotify, Apple and YouTube is inconsistent between these apps and thus not comparable. And with each app enabling auto-plays, did someone really play your podcast?