Pansino: Top Creators Buy Platform Views Under Guise of Business Investment
Rosanna Pansino · YouTube Creator and Cookbook Author: Rosanna Pansino · Apr 22, 2024 · at 47:54
Rosanna Pansino criticizes social media platforms for prioritizing deep-pocketed creators who pay for algorithmic distribution.
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“And I would just say the biggest creators are paying for it. Yeah, they use terms like investing in their company or, you know, investing back in their company, but it's just buying views.”
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