Selling fake followers and likes can land you in trouble with the law

Fake followers, fake likes: they've flooded social media in the past few years.

While companies have taken action against fraud accounts, in New York, selling bots and fraudulent social media activity now could land you in hot water. In fact, it's against the law.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday it had settled with U.S. company Devumi, which had been under investigation following a New York Times exposé which revealed its shady social media practices.

The fake followers, likes, & views that Devumi sold came from bot & sock-puppet accounts.

Devumi also supplied fake accounts that copied real people's social media profiles, and sold endorsements from influencers without disclosing that the influencers had been paid.

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) January 30, 2019 Read more...

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