Web Of Lies: Major Record Labels Buy Fake Views On YouTube

Scandal! At exactly the time of year websites — like ours — start ranking the top YouTube videos of the year comes news that some record companies have been gaming the system. YouTube cut the views on music videos from Sony, Universal, and other major labels, finding that their rankings had been inflated through the use of fake users, created by apparently paid manipulation experts. Universal — home to Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and our dear, sweet, beloved Taylor Sw...