I have never been against the act of using artificial means to generate followers, views, likes, and other forms of engagement. I feel that platforms that don't have the capacity to prevent members from using bots to achieve all this shouldn't complain about it. Yeah, I have seen strong platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and others suffer from bot-generated views, followers, and reactions. They should fight it with every software capability they have to curb it. This is because, in the long run, it will only keep increasing the hatred among users, between those who use bots and those who rely on organic means to promote their craft. Many times, the effect doesn't tell on the owners of the platform financially, especially in terms of what they have to pay out. The biggest negative effect is the hatred, rivalry, and constant accusations it creates among members of the platform.
I have been a big fan of the PSquare music group, even after they separated. Each time these brothers release songs and videos, they usually throw shades at each other and exchange hateful words, with each insisting that the other is farming views by using bots while claiming to be organic. I used to judge this mostly on YouTube because that's the platform I'm most fond of when it comes to checking music charts. Although YouTube seems to be very much against the use of bots, it has often appeared that one of them has been using bots to generate views. Like I said earlier, I don't blame members of these platforms for using bots and fighting each other over it. I blame the platforms themselves for not putting stronger measures in place to restrict the use of bots.
The world, as it has always been, is enveloped in cheating. No matter how much everyone tries to be honest, cheating is part of human nature. The only problem is that this cheating is far more rampant and deeply rooted in some places than in others.
This cheating nature of human beings is what led to the introduction of many apps and websites that can be used for such purposes. The most interesting thing is that these apps and websites were not primarily introduced to encourage this kind of 'offensive' cheating, but humans always know how to take advantage of situations and use tools in ways that were never intended.
I have mastered many of these apps and websites because I make use of them quite often, depending on what comes my way. I won't lie—I am among those who violate the rules against cheating when it comes to hunting for traffic or referrals for online opportunities. There are opportunities that come up where, to make the most of them, the use of cloning apps to create multiple accounts or multiple access points becomes the strategy. Since the system can't effectively restrict it and often can't detect it, it is left to whoever has the strength, capacity, and determination to strike and maximise the opportunity.
Oh yeah, it's not actually a good idea since it's cheating, but one way or another, people cheat. So the bigger responsibility lies with the owners of these platforms and systems to find effective ways to stop it instead of placing all the blame on the users.
Thanks for reading.
