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That influencer mom who got cancelled for sending her kid to a conversion camp still has 2M followers
I was scrolling last night and saw her pop up on my feed like nothing happened. Remember last year when the receipts came out about her sending her 14 year old to one of those camps? She posted some half apology then went silent for 2 weeks. Now she's back doing sponsored posts for laundry detergent like it never happened. Her comments are still turned off though. What's the point of cancelling someone if they just wait it out and come back?
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nathan90113d ago
That's 2 million people who either don't know or don't care. I saw the same thing with a local influencer here in Phoenix who got caught lying about her kid's medical stuff for sympathy. She took a month off, came back, and her followers actually grew. It makes me sick honestly. The whole cancelling thing only works if the platforms actually enforce it, but they just care about engagement numbers. These people know all they have to do is lay low for a bit and the algorithm will welcome them back like nothing happened.
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violaramirez13d ago
Has anyone looked at how the algorithm treats these creators after they come back, like not just welcoming them but actively boosting them extra? I noticed with a YouTuber who faked a cancer thing, when she returned her first few videos had way more recommendations than before the scandal. Made me wonder if the platform knows controversy gets clicks and they basically help relaunch these people to milk that attention. The whole thing feels like they're in on it but acting like they're not.
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grantp1413d ago
Right but here's something nobody talks about - the platforms actually benefit from these people coming back because they drive engagement with the hate-watchers too. People who stick around just to hate-comment still count as active users. I've seen accounts with 80% negative comments still get promoted because comments are comments to the algorithm. It's like how Twitter never really banned anyone permanently unless you're literally a terrorist. The whole system is built to keep the traffic flowing, not to actually police bad behavior.
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