@davidnjoku You weren't the only one surprised by that. In the end I think he did pay a price, but it took a long time and wasn't expensive enough.
Personally I think the solution is reconnection, building awareness etc though I'm no expert. I think social media does scare them; that's why a lot of discourse on Twitter became so toxic - anything really contentious was quickly infiltrated by shills and trolls, and I don't think they were all doing it for free.