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Jessica Goodfellow
Nov 25, 2020

Gig-economy click farms surge during Covid-19

EXCLUSIVE: Underground marketplaces that employ real people to click on ads have seen a surge in interest during Covid-19, as displaced workers turn to fraud for financial respite.

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