You know not to believe everything you see on the internet, but what about the number of views of a video or popularity of an app? Even the most discerning internet user may still rely on these metrics, but thanks to shady new operations in China this may no longer be wise. The news of the last few years has been filled with stories of illegal internet practices occurring in China and the most recent of these is something called Click Farms. The currency of the internet views and Click Farms take advantage of this by creating fake views. This Yahoo Finance article explores how Click Farms work and the effect it is having on the internet.
