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Smiling for the camera, sophomore Taylor Barcel makes videos for her many followers on TikTok. She started her account in 2022 and has posted on it twice every day. “I hope that I can reach a huge platform, hopefully, millions of followers, but that’s most likely not going to happen because I think like 1/30 wanna-be influencers fail,” Barcel said. “Either way I hope to keep posting no matter how many followers I get because I’m so passionate about it.”

Viral visions

Lainey Reynolds, News Director
December 11, 2024
Singer Rosé stands with fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello. Rosé wore a little black dress with a large white bow across the chest. Although chic, the outfit is maybe too basic for the Met Gala.

Memorable Met Gala moments

Sadie Smith, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2021
A Google search for “giving away money to homeless people” provides over nine million results. The top results are YouTube videos with hundreds of thousands or even millions of views, all of which use charity as clickbait to get views and money.

Charity for clout

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
March 25, 2021
Social media has given a voice to people who were previously ignored and allowed them to express concerns about the harmful actions of powerful influencers in society. Influencers have brushed off these demands for accountability by claiming that anyone who criticizes them is trying to cancel them.

In defense of cancel culture

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
December 18, 2020
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