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Re:Apple's Power Move to Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Wor... by thow-58d4e8b on Friday September 24, 2021 @05:47AM (#28640357)
It's one thing to read about the click farms, but nothing can prepare one to actually see the videos of them in action - just visceral. It has an eerie Matrix-like feeling to it.

13 sec video of a Chinese click farm (quite loud):

https://twitter.com/mbrennanchina/status/1072114511212109824

10 sec - thousands of phones (not loud):

https://twitter.com/mbrennanchina/status/1148447866366464000

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Re:Apple's Power Move to Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Wor... by Lamad123 on Sunday September 26, 2021 @12:29PM (#28662214)
And the scene from Silicon Valley
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Re:Apple's Power Move to Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Wor... by hellbannedguy on Friday September 24, 2021 @01:39PM (#28645536)
That is laughably sad. I've been depressed, but for some reason started to laugh.
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