YouTube punishes users whose videos are popular with fake people

If you've ever wondered how big companies like Universal and Sony get such amazing view counts on their YouTube videos, here's the secret: They don't. After YouTube implemented a new method for catching individuals who fake views on the video-sharing site, they ended up banning many accounts and drastically reducing the number of views to many major media companies. The biggest loser was Universal, which lost about a billion views off of their 7 billion total, but Sony/BMG wasn't far behind with a drop of 850 million views. Luckily, the purge didn't knock PSY's "Gangnam Style" below 1 billion views, though — everyone really does love that song. [Source]

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