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Our final thoughts on the influencer industry
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Date：2025-04-11 22:48:01
All week we've reported on the business of the influencer industry and how it's become an aspirational career choice for Gen Z Americans. Today, some issues we didn't have time for earlier in the week. Fake followers; child influencers and if it's even possible to avoid influencers (spoiler alert: probably not).
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