NY-AG v. Devumi LLC

Devumi LLC allegedly sold fake followers, “likes,” views and other forms of online endorsement and activity to users of social media platforms. Devumi supplied the fraudulent activity using bot and sock-puppet accounts. These bot and sock-puppet accounts falsely pretended to express the genuine positive opinions of real people. In some instances, Devumi supplied fake accounts that copied real people’s social media profiles without consent. According to NY-AG, Devumi also sold endorsements from social media influencers without disclosing that the influencers had been paid for their recommendations.

Summary generated from official New York Attorney General press release