I think the big point here is "who gives a shit?"
"Boohoo I saw a picture on the internet today and there was a Taco Bell logo on it. Now I'm going to spend hours of my day complaining about it on reddit - right after I finish eating my Crunchwrap Supreme™ of course which I was inexplicably compelled to purchase by that image I saw."
Feel free to take a shit on shills for scams and MLM programs and shit like that, but I don't see the need of giving even one shit about "legitimate" companies using sneaky tactics to increase brand awareness.
I think the problem is that every marketer is trying to offer dedicated proxies with a competitive 24/7 outstanding support, which creates a lot of noise and less signal. And its hard for the average peasant to know whos genuinely going to help them and who isnt. Wasn't there a skype chat like that once.