Debating Communities and Networks XIV

social media influencer

How Social Media Influencers (SMI) have forced Followers into Parasocial Behaviours on Instagram leading to Stalking and Self-Improvement

Posted on

02/05/2023

by

Emmelie.Fiedler

Abstract Social Media Influencers (SMI) have had a chokehold on followers, using their power and authority as leverage to influence others. Following social media and communities this conference paper will shed light on how SMIs come to reach such powerful positions and how the repercussions of their fame can lead to unintended consequences. The parasocial…
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Identity and Online Advocacy

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