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March 22, 2023 | NTD Video

TikTok Influencers Decry Proposed Ban

Some TikTok influencers hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. ET on March 22 to denounce the efforts of the Biden administration to restrict the social media app, one day before TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies to a House committee.

January 6, 2023 | Kos Temenes

Spanish Social Media Influencer Elena Huelva Dies at 20

Spanish social media influencer, Elena Huelva, died on Tuesday after losing her years-long battle with cancer. She was 20 years of age. Shortly before Huelva died, she bade farewell to her nearly one million Instagram followers, saying her condition had worsened. Huelva, from Seville, was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, known as […]

December 20, 2022 | Beau Davidson

Influencer or Impactor?

In the digital world we live in, there has been a rise of “influencers,” who are intended to use their presence and reach. But are influencers actually impacting anyone for good? Or are they just human marketing tools in a vast sea of e-commerce and social engineering?

March 31, 2022 | The Associated Press

How China’s TikTok, Facebook Influencers Push Propaganda

WASHINGTON—To her 1.4 million followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, Vica Li says she is a “life blogger” and “food lover” who wants to teach her fans about China so they can travel the country with ease. “Through my lens, I will take you around China, take you into Vica’s life!” she says in […]

July 15, 2021 | Tiffany Meier

Influencer Posts False Claims About Cuba Protests

As Cuban citizens take to the streets in protest against the communist regime, a famous Chinese influencer is making false claims about their motives, claiming their actions instead show support for communist rule.

August 29, 2019 | Paula Liu

Instagram Influencer Called out by Fans for Editing Photos

An Instagram travel influencer is slammed after fans point out that she edited her photos that she posted on the social media platform.

April 11, 2019 | Tom Ozimek

Instagram Influencer Has Online Meltdown About Getting ‘Normal’ Job After Account Is Deleted

A video of a 21-year-old social media influencer tearfully lamenting losing her Instagram followers and not wanting to work a regular job is going viral on the internet. Jessy Taylor, 21, from Tampa, Florida, shared a video on YouTube in which she said her Instagram account—which boasted more than 113,000 followers—had been deleted. Taylor claimed her […]

December 20, 2018 | Mimi Nguyen Ly

Traveling Instagram Model Ridiculed for ‘Terrible Photoshop Job’

A Swedish Instagram influencer has been caught posting “fake traveling” photos of herself in Paris that appear to have been digitally manipulated in Photoshop. Despite widespread criticism, Johanna Olsson has not taken the photos down and has instead issued a public statement to explain what happened. The London-based woman has more than 510,000 followers on her […]

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