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Ask HN: What is the point of 'likefarms'
I'm cleaning out a facebook dataset and noticed I've a lot of URLs which come from 'likefarms'. I just don't get it, why are they so common? What purpose do they serve either negative or positive. I'm at a loss!
- Piskvorrr 14y agoAmass some followers, then sell the likefarm (for a few cents per follower). The new owner will then replace the likefarm's content with their brand or whatever they wish - and it will look as if the brand has X hundreds of followers. This practice is in violation of FB's ToS, and ethically questionable - but there's just enough money in it to make this worthwhile for the likefarmers.
- Irishsteve 14y agoThanks. Yes it seems quite an annoyance ! Some users I've come across are particularly bad for interacting with them. Bah.