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Re:Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market by nvr219 on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:44AM (#35208240)
I once bought a friend of mine a thousand Twitter followers as a prank. He wasn't happy.
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Re:Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market by i_am_toaster on Saturday March 18, 2023 @08:52AM (#35208680)
As he should be, that wasn’t a well thought through prank.
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Re:Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market by dr_petes on Saturday March 18, 2023 @09:56AM (#35209162)
Am I missing something, that seems like a decent prank. It’s harmless.
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Re:Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market by xwdv on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:05AM (#35209227)
No, his friends account is flagged as a spammer now and gets less visibility.
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Re:Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market by moneywoes on Saturday March 18, 2023 @12:00PM (#35210154)
Where did you purchase that?
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Re:Tracking the Fake GitHub Star Black Market by nvr219 on Saturday March 18, 2023 @02:12PM (#35211617)
I wanna say I got it through Fiverr? This was like 8-10 years ago. I don't remember exactly.
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