{"id":256872,"date":"2018-01-28T14:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=256872"},"modified":"2021-04-15T19:43:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T23:43:17","slug":"new-york-investigates-company-accused-of-selling-fake-twitter-followers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/fr\/new-york-investigates-company-accused-of-selling-fake-twitter-followers\/","title":{"rendered":"New York investigates company accused of selling fake Twitter followers"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Exploiting the myth of \u201ccelebrity\u201d which is another pure illusion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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New York’s chief prosecutor says the state is opening an investigation into a firm that allegedly sold millions of fake followers to social media users.<\/p>\n

“Impersonation and deception are illegal under New York law,” said Eric Schneiderman.<\/p>\n

The company, Devumi, stands accused of stealing real people’s identities, which it denies, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n

The paper linked the “follower factory” to a host of celebrity accounts.<\/p>\n

The New York Times published an in-depth report on Devumi on Saturday, including interviews with people who alleged their account details and profile pictures had been copied to create realistic “bots”.<\/p>\n

It is alleged that others who wanted to increase their follower count, including actors, entrepreneurs and political commentators, could then pay to be followed by the bots.<\/p>\n

On social media, high follower accounts boost influence, which can impact public opinion, or bring advantages, such as job offers or sponsorship deals, to account holders.<\/p>\n

Mr Schneiderman said he was concerned that such “opaque” operations were undermining democracy.<\/p>\n

On its website, Devumi offers customers the chance to order up to 250,000 Twitter followers, with prices starting at $12 (\u00a38.50). Clients can also buy “likes” and retweets.<\/p>\n

The company sells followers on a range of other platforms, including Pinterest, LinkedIn, Soundcloud and YouTube.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-42853067<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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