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But the whole _point_ is "major VC funding spam outfit", surely? Like, who cares who the spam outfit is? There are lots of them. These phone farms are not exact
by rsynnott 11mo ago
But the whole _point_ is "major VC funding spam outfit", surely? Like, who cares who the spam outfit is? There are lots of them. These phone farms are not exactly rare. The interesting bit is the involvement of a supposedly proper company.
- htrp 11mo agoVC backing makes a lot of less than reputable business models respectable enough to engage with corporate clients. In this case you aren't backing a phone farm creating ad fraud, but rather a "organic paid media initiative backed by a16z"
- tomhow 11mo agoWe had updated the title to put A16Z back in about 10 hours before your comment :)