Influencers are using fake musician accounts to get verified on Instagram
Facebook’s parent company Meta has removed hundreds of accounts following reporting on the scheme
By Andrew Meriwether
Influencers are using fake musician accounts to get verified on Instagram
Facebook’s parent company Meta has removed hundreds of accounts following reporting on the scheme
By Andrew Meriwether
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A new investigation from ProPublica reveals a million-dollar Instagram verification scheme.
Reset talks with one of the reporters behind the investigation to learn more about the inner workings of the scheme and the motivation of its users.
GUEST: Craig Silverman, reporter at ProPublica