Devumi was an American company founded in 2010[1] which sold fake influence on social media.
In October 2019, Devumi settled with the Federal Trade Commission, in the agency's first-ever complaint regarding the sale of fake followers, views, and likes on social media, for $2.5 million.
The firm primarily sold Twitter bots sourced from operations like Peakerr, SkillPatron, JAP, Cheap Panel and YTbot at a markup to celebrity and commercial clients.
[6] In 2019, owner and CEO German Calas, Jr settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for $2.5 million.
[7][8] According to the FTC this was the "first-ever complaint challenging the sale of fake indicators of social media influence.