New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic::undefined

  • CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    But if 73% of traffic is fake, and they monitor traffic to determine sentiment and marketing strategies, then who are they actually marketing TO?

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      11 months ago

      Those left over who are still human.

      But you do bring up a great point, what happens when the Internet is nothing but bots/shills?