• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Many of these accounts weren’t just freelancers. They were set up by marketing agencies, often with the explicit support of the social media hosting firm.

      Like, its in the fucking business model to sell artificial engagement and promotion.

      Might not even be a bad business model per say, if the promoted material wasn’t so consistently slop.