Michael Schmidt-Our final thoughts on the influencer industry

2025-05-01 16:33:38source:FinWeiscategory:Markets

All week we've reported on Michael Schmidtthe 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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