"The video claims that it can help increase followers and popularity of the account quickly." Mr. Niu, a car reviewer on a self-media Weibo account, said that he accidentally saw such videos and could not resist the temptation. After a brief communication with the customer service, he paid the other party 50,000 yuan in "promotion fees" in the hope of increasing followers quickly. After receiving the "promotion fees", the "brushers" on the other side of the network space quickly forwarded, liked, and commented on the designated articles through software according to Mr. Niu's requirements.
Soon, Mr. Niu's blog post became a hit. Seeing his car review blog post's views, likes, and comments rising rapidly, and being on the hot search list of cars at the time, Mr. Niu was not happy. He said: "The comments section is full of comments such as 'good' and 'very good' that have nothing to do with the content of the blog post. When I clicked on the accounts that posted the comments, they were all empty accounts, and the number of followers did not increase."
Mr. Niu's case is not an isolated one. During their online afghanistan mobile database patrol, Xinxiang Internet Police discovered that several Weibo accounts were unusually active, frequently posting promotional ads and boasting that their team could help clients significantly increase the number of views on their account content, increase the popularity of their accounts, and even be included in the Weibo hot search list according to client requirements. "We chatted with the platform customer service as a customer and found that there were big problems."