He just now found this out? Through the NYT?
Little old me has known for years. I know someone that bought Instagram followers.
No, and he even says so.
He harkened back to his firsthand knowledge he has mentioned numerous times over the years about a full investigation he authorized several years ago after he joined social media platforms when he started being suddenly attacked by numerous posts to find it was a relatively small handful of people creating bots and algorithms to create fake outrage.