TikTok users are taking advantage of old influencer streams to spark drama TikTok, YouTube – Charli D’AmelioWith the advent of social media, it seems that drama spreads faster than ever these days \u2014 but worse still is the creation of fake drama, with overenthusiastic fans and trolls making up their own version of events. It\u2019s no secret that \u201ctea pages\u201d are carving out a popular space on various social media platforms. They\u2019ve provided a convenient way for just about anyone to keep abreast of current drama among celebrities and influencers \u2014 but it looks like trolls are trying to copy this formula by using false information. While most tea pages report on current celeb drama and rumors, trolls are taking to TikTok to post old live streams from popular content creators in a bid to stir the pot and rack up views from concerned fans. On May 28, a fake live stream showing Charli D\u2019Amelio crying went viral on the platform \u2014 but it turns out this was an older broadcast, and it\u2019s not the first time this has happened, either. TikToker \u2018Drama Lady\u2019 has called out these broadcasts, claiming that the \u201cemotionally manipulative\u201d users behind the scams are using this as a means to gain followers and get guilty viewers to buy their merch for more \u201cdrama.\u201d The TikToker gave concerned fans an important reminder \u2014 if the stream doesn\u2019t come from a verified account, don\u2019t believe the story and report the fake. Twitch\u2019s Hot Tub category is swimming with copycat streamers This particular trend isn\u2019t unique to TikTok, though; in fact, a similar situation has been happening across Twitch with the advent of the streaming platform\u2019s new \u2018Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches\u2019 category. Read More: Top 20 most followed TikTok accounts – In a bid to capitalize off of the popular trend, copycat users have been streaming older broadcasts from well-known hot tub streamers, and are even advertising \u201crewards\u201d for subscription goals and the like. Some of these fake accounts have garnered hundreds of concurrent views, too. Even competitive games receive this copycat treatment, with Twitch\u2019s CS:GO section being notoriously littered with re-broadcasts from pro players hoping to dupe unwitting viewers. It\u2019s clear that this is an ongoing issue across multiple platforms where streaming occurs, and while there\u2019s no definitive answer for fixing these fakes just yet, at least more awareness about them is being brought to the surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok users are taking advantage of old influencer streams to spark drama TikTok, YouTube – Charli D’AmelioWith the advent of social media, it seems that drama spreads faster than ever these days \u2014 but worse still is the creation of fake drama, with overenthusiastic fans and trolls making up their own version of events. It\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}