Faux Popularity: Exploring the Dark Side of Purchased Social Media Followings

Within the cutthroat battleground of modern social media, numbers reign supreme. The follower count is often perceived as a vital metric that validates someone or business’s reputation and effect. But herein is placed the conundrum — the slow and continuous natural and organic development can feel frustratingly outpaced by competitors seemingly skyrocketing to interpersonal stardom. […]