Thanks I never thought of this! I have used them from time to time. I tend to agree with what others say on here - that they are just built up bty follow for follow or in your example dummy/bot accounts. Sigh.
The problem is you cant really measure whether they are effective or not and there isnt any rules around them so they will just keep popping up
Tricky situation indeed. and there is real way to fight it.
True that. I have been using them sporadically and they really dont make a huge difference if any