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YouTube puts an end to the ‘reply girls’ reign of spam

Effective Sept. 12, YouTube will no longer allow video responses, a feature that users have long manipulated for pageviews and profit. 

On Aug 28, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

Internet Culture News

Confessions of a reply girl: Alejandra Gaitan bares all

You've seen her response videos. Now learn why the 24-year-old college dropout manipulated YouTube's algorithms and sparked a site-wide controversy. 

On May 16, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Internet Culture Society

Why YouTube’s reply girls are here to stay

Where there’s a will--and financial incentive--there’s a way for the cleavage-baring reply girls to manipulate YouTube’s system.

On May 8, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Business Tech

Reply girls return: YouTube’s attempts to stop suggestive spam have failed

Tittiepocalypse is back. With a vengeance.

On Apr 30, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Internet Culture News

Framed by Bots! Inside a YouTube scandal

Dire Boris was booted on YouTube. The commenting duo say they were framed by their enemy, a reply girl.

On Apr 6, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Internet Culture News

YouTube seeks to shut down reply girls

An algorithm emphasizes time spent on the site over clicks. Will this end Tittiepocalypse?

On Mar 14, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Internet Culture News

YouTube reply girl Megan Lee Heart says she was just kidding

Those bosomy, content-free responses to popular videos? All a big prank, says one prominent reply girl. She's not the only one quitting the spammy genre.

On Mar 6, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Internet Culture News

The end is nigh for YouTube’s reply girls

YouTube plans to treat reply girls as spam and revamp its related video algorithm accordingly. 

On Mar 1, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

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