Ai Detailing Podcast explores methods for identifying when YouTube channels might be artificially inflating their popularity through purchased views and subscribers. Viralyft's blog post outlines six key indicators, such as sudden spikes in numbers and disproportionately low engagement rates. Tube Buddy statistics summary for "The Car Boutique" channel appears to display such anomalies, suggesting inorganic growth due to consistent daily subscriber increases coupled with low earnings. Conversely, YouTube's official "Creator" channel explains the platform's legitimate "Promotions" feature, allowing creators to pay for ads to reach wider audiences, a practice distinct from deceptive engagement buying. Interesting.....