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I found roughly the same thing comparing apache logs with google analytics.

A direct conspiracy would be a pretty bad business model, but fake friend and spam disseminating accounts may be less likely to be canceled if bots or minions keep them active with bogus activity.

If ~80% of profits is really from bots, then it's hard for fb not to turn a blind eye to these accounts.



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