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It's a little strange to me that this is news honestly. You've been able to go on fiver and get fake followers for almost a decade now.
by RhodesianHunter 9y ago
It's a little strange to me that this is news honestly. You've been able to go on fiver and get fake followers for almost a decade now.
- roymurdock 9y agoI think they were expecting something more sinister or nefarious to pop up from the investigation, but it didn’t. So they ran a long piece without much of a point, but with some cool animations and random celebs sprinkled in for the outrage factor.
- CM30 9y agoYup. Almost every bit of 'trickery' people and companies use to promote themself or their works has been a thing since the days of internet forums and mailing lists. Whether that be sockpuppet accounts, fake reviews, fudging the stats counters or anything else. The only reason it's seen as some 'new' thing is because many journalists seemingly didn't use the internet that much prior to the days of social media, and like many people online seem to think a lot of patterns are newer than they really are.
- acdha 9y agoOr they’ve been using it for awhile and thought of the problem as the guys posting blatant herbal viagra & work from home scams, not realizing that the spammers weren’t just the bottom feeders any more.
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- anigbrowl 9y agoEveryone knows that, but that doesn't tell you anything about the distribution and quality of people's online followings.