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This doesn't surprise me at all... Just like bots in games. Selling a service that benefits another. Its shady, but definitely believable.

Also, what if this is an actual viable way to "market" for an open source project?

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-31-million-fake-stars-on-github-projects-used-to-boost-rankings

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[โ€“] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

how is twidium managing to charge so much more?

[โ€“] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Their stars are hand crafted from raw virginal pixels by blind monks using only their toes.