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Influencers
August 29, 2023
Josh Gabert-Doyon
The Real Estate Hustle-Culture Con That’s Exploiting Investors and Wrecking the Housing Market
A lawsuit filed against “influencer” Grant Cardone offers an inside look at a get-rich-quick scheme that could help enable the next housing market crash.
March 21, 2023
Grace Segers
Fear the Wrath of the TikTok Voter
As lawmakers in Washington ponder banning the app, they could be courting a substantial backlash from a key voting bloc—and one party could suffer the brunt of it.
August 3, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Can Olivia Rodrigo and TikTok Save Us From the Delta Variant?
The White House is putting money into pro-vaccine influencer campaigns while dropping the ball on essential efforts to save Americans from eviction and poverty.
July 1, 2020
Jo Livingstone
A Satire That Demolishes the Influencer Industry
Leigh Stein’s novel “Self Care” drowns wellness Instagrammers in their own moon juice.
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