Mostly kids or teens who are unsupervised and so horribly impressionable. Moreso if a percentage of those bastards’ viewership also come from developing countries whose young populations have access to smartphones and cheap internet but are lacking credible role models, and so instead Youtube becomes the substitute. As these influencers discover that audience base, they do tend to pander to those markets, like enticing them with freebies as their viewership count skyrockets.
Mostly kids or teens who are unsupervised and so horribly impressionable. Moreso if a percentage of those bastards’ viewership also come from developing countries whose young populations have access to smartphones and cheap internet but are lacking credible role models, and so instead Youtube becomes the substitute. As these influencers discover that audience base, they do tend to pander to those markets, like enticing them with freebies as their viewership count skyrockets.