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YouTube Cancels Billions Of Video Views After Finding They Were Faked
The world’s most recognized and largest recording companies have been stripped of billion of YouTube views after being deemed fake.
The world’s most recognized and largest recording companies have been stripped of billions of YouTube views after being deemed fake.
Universal, home to artists as Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, lost over a million YouTube views after the site’s investigation on artificial figures.
Sony was second hardest hit, with the label losing more than 850 million views in a single day.
The dramatic cuts came as YouTube conducted an investigation and cracked down on fake views, but music industry sources have blamed it on housekeeping related to the migration of their videos across different channels.
The unprecedented move left Universal with just five videos on the site – none of which were music – and Sony with just three.
‘This was not a bug or a security breach. This was an enforcement of our viewcount policy,’ YouTube announced.
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