SocialDB scraped creators for fake sponsorship listings, site now down
film_girl · x · 2026-11-05
Developer cassidoo exposed a site called SocialDB that scraped public data to build creator profiles for sponsorship listings without consent. It also claimed it would hold payments in escrow until a deal was reached with a fake sponsorship listing it created for the creator.
debsobrien later confirmed the site is down, crediting cassidoo for taking it out. Affected creators had been able to search for themselves and request removal.
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