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‘It’s genuine, you know?’: why the online influencer industry is going ‘authentic’

April 10, 2019 by Editorial Team

Calamities such as Fyre Festival have tarnished the booming business of YouTube and Instagram stars. Now the industry’s top tastemakers have a new plan: keeping it real. By Sophie Elmhirst

Categories Beauty, Business, Fashion, LUST, Watches|Jewelry Tags #fashion, advertising, Article, Digital media, fashion Influencer, Features, Gleam, influencer marketing, influencers, Instagram, instagram influencers, Journal, Life and style, makeup, Marketing & PR, Media, Social Media, Sophie Elmhirst, Technology, The Guardian, The long read, top-of-the-range influencer, UK Long Read, Victoria Magrath, YouTube

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