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# Fake YouTube Views Promote Brands and Political Agendas
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/fake-youtube-views-help-promote-brands-and-and-political-agendas/
- Published: 2018-08-14T13:58:26.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-14T14:00:58.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Communications, Insights, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:49

**Martin Vassilev, working from home in Ottawa, makes a good living selling fake views on YouTube videos,** reports The New York Times, adding that he has sold “about 15 million views so far this year, putting him on track to bring in more than $200,000, records show.

“Mr. Vassilev, 32, does not provide the views himself. His website, 500Views.com, connects customers with services that offer views, likes and dislikes generated by computers, not humans. When a supplier cannot fulfill an order, Mr. Vassilev — like a modern switchboard operator — quickly connects with another.

““I can deliver an unlimited amount of views to a video,” Mr. Vassilev said in an interview. “They’ve tried to stop it for so many years, but they can’t stop it. There’s always a way around.”

“After Google, more people search on YouTube than on any other site. It is the most popular platform among teenagers, [according to a 2018 study by the Pew Research Center](http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), beating out giants like Facebook and Instagram. With billions of views a day, the video site helps spur global cultural sensations, spawn careers, sell brands and promote political agendas.”

More [here](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/11/technology/youtube-fake-view-sellers.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&ref=capitolcommunicator.com).