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[-] 4am@lemm.ee 18 points 3 months ago

It’s not even that, it’s to shock them so they keep engaging with the channel, telling their friends, etc. which increases ad impressions until they are caught.

Then they create a new channel and start again.

This is Elsagate 2 but with more nefarious tactics.

this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2024
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