‘Likes’ for cash? An investigation into the billion-dollar online selling industry.

Ever felt like social media is always trying to sell you something? You don’t know the half of it.
In this insightful documentary, British reporter Ellis Flynn goes undercover to investigate ‘multi-level marketing’ – an industry that leaves many young ‘influencers’ in huge debt.
Behind the enticing Instagram posts, Ellis finds a system of illegal pyramid schemes, systematic targeting of vulnerable women – and even brainwashing.
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