Richard Kahn

TL;DR:Understanding and Combating Bot Farms.

• Definition: A bot farm is a network of bots spread across multiple locations, used to mimic human online interactions.
• Types: Includes click bots, bot form-fills, social media bots, and scraper bots.
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TL;DR: Online survey scams deceive consumers into providing personal information under the guise of legitimate surveys, often leading to identity theft and other types of fraud.

• Nature of Survey Scams: Scams often mimic legitimate surveys,...

TL;DR: Engagement is crucial for performance marketers, but Instagram bots inflate metrics, waste ad spend, and damage brand reputation. Learn how to identify and stop these bots to protect your campaigns.

Main Points:

• Instagram Bot Accounts 101:...

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• Ad fraud is a multi billion-dollar industry; some fraudsters earn $5-20 million a year, while fraud rings make much more.
• Fraudsters profit by faking impressions, clicks, installs, and traffic, often through bots, spoofed sites, and ghost...

TL;DR:Fake Facebook accounts might inflate your numbers, but they ultimately hurt your brand by draining ad budgets, corrupting analytics, and damaging trust. While platforms like Meta work to remove them, businesses must proactively defend...

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• Dating app fraud often involves fake profiles or chatbots designed to scam users.
• Fraudsters use these bots to push unsafe links, request money, or move victims off the platform.
• Signs include instant replies, repetitive or unnatural...

TL;DR: TCPA violations can cost businesses millions in fines, lawsuits, and reputational damage. Most violations stem from contacting individuals without proper consent—often due to bad data or fraud. Prevention requires compliance controls, data...

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Data scraping is the automated extraction of website content—sometimes for good (competitive research), often for bad (ad fraud). Businesses should monitor scraping activity and protect against fraudulent traffic.

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