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Re:Why don't we start calling paying for fake followers what... by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @05:51PM (#16278290)
You can buy comments and likes just as easily as followers. Once something manipulable becomes used as a measurable proxy for influence, it will be manipulated.
Re:Why don't we start calling paying for fake followers what... by mykoleary on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @06:07PM (#16278394)
If that's a concern for companies, they can bake measurable minimums (referrals, converted referrals, etc) into their endorsement deals. Any person with a bevy of fake-ness won't meet them and thus won't get paid.