A16z-backed Doublespeed hacked, revealing what its AI-generated accounts promote

kept by eddie dec 18, 25

A hacker breached Doublespeed, an a16z-backed startup, revealing it operates a phone farm of AI-generated accounts to covertly promote products on TikTok without disclosure.

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