12/22/21, 10:01 PM How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation | MIT Technology Review Clickbait actors cropped up in Myanmar overnight. With the right recipe for producing engaging and evocative content, they could generate thousands of US dollars a month in ad revenue, or 10 times the average monthly salary—paid to them directly by Facebook. Victoire Rio @riovictoire · Sep 19, 2021 Replying to @riovictoire These guys make good $$. HOW? They steal content, repurpose them as web articles, videos, livestreams & blast those out on Facebook using armies of assets. It's cheap, easy, automated, and there is no risk. Makes you wonder why more want to get into the business?? Victoire Rio @riovictoire Scammers used to make their $$ from naive people. Now they get their payments straight from some of the world's biggest tech companies. Sorry David -- but this is NOT equivalent. 2 free stories remaining Sign in https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1039076/facebook-google-disinformation-clickbait/ Subscribe 7/27