How Online Influencers Commit Crime On Social Media
Being an “Online Influencer” in this day and age of 2020 is very common and trendy. You should know by now that nothing escapes the Internet and more if you’re a Popular Influencer. It could be an embarrassing moment caught on tape or even some private photos accidentally posted on the world wide web, almost any content can blow up at light speed and be viewed by anyone, anywhere on the globe.
The fame for being and Influencer on Instagram or Facebook is a real thing and if you look closely, you will notice some individuals with a large following on their social channels and blogs. These people are known as Online Influencers. If you’re not familiar with the term, online influencers actually are people who are looked up to and idolized by many due to a number of reasons, mainly the type of content that they post online.
Beauty vloggers, Youtubers, Instagrammers are some of the most common types of influencers on the Internet. Although they have large followings, many are unaware that some of these influencers are committing crime, right under their noses.
Let’s have a look at a few of the crimes commonly committed by these online influencers.
What Crimes Do Online Influencers Make On Social Media
#1 Promotion of Fake Beauty and Health Products
Fans of beauty and health channels and vloggers, this is where you need to pay attention. Although there are many channels that review legitimate, branded health, beauty and make up items, there are many more that use fake ones for their reviews, claiming that they are the real thing. Most of the time, it would be hard to be able to tell the reals from the fakes. However, if you do thorough research on the product beforehand, such as scrutinizing the packaging and the prices of the original product, chances are you would be able to spot the fake ones right away.
#2 Misleading Information
Lots of beauty and health influencers online make this mistake in their videos. They provide misleading information regarding the products that they review, mainly in terms of content of the products, the results and side effects, as well as the chemical to natural ratio of the items being reviewed. For instance, many health products endorsed by Instagram-approved health gurus turned out to be completely bogus with none of the promised results showing after continuous use of the products. In more unfortunate cases, people have landed a stay in the hospital as a result of using products that were reviewed and approved by such online influencers.
#3 Giveaway Scams
Online influencers are all about giveaways, that’s how they keep their fanbase growing. However, lots of them have scammed their followers in to paying a small amount of money to qualify for their giveaway, under the pretense of giving out a huge prize, only to disappear later on, absconding with the cash. Many other online influencers have promised their followers a certain prize in return for follows, likes or money, only to giveaway something that is marginally lesser in value compared to what was initially promised. Be wary of such giveaways, they may just be after your money.
These are just some of the crimes committed by online influencers in broad daylight. Choose your influencers carefully and follow only those that you trust have been reviewing legitimate products and have been giving their followers honest opinions on the items that they review.
If you suspect that an online influencer account that you follow may be reviewing fake products or have been scamming people through giveaways, a simple lookup of their email address would be able to give you the all the publicly available details about the person hiding behind the shroud of an online influencer.
Disclaimer:
The above is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute a legal advice or specific recommendations in any way.
