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Harassment, assaults and scams: the dark side of influencers

2023-01-02T17:40:47.138Z


INVESTIGATION – Several stars of the web and social networks, some of whom are at the head of real digital empires, are the subject of serious accusations.


They entertain and fascinate millions of young people through screens.

In recent months, the galaxy of internet star influencers has also worried with the questioning of several of its headliners in cases of rape and sexual harassment.

The tone has changed with regard to these web moguls, objects of multiple complaints.

The time is over for funny first names or nicknames used by them to portray friendly characters and make people forget that behind their funny videos, there are real businessmen.

At the heart of the news for completely different reasons, Norman, a 35-year-old comedian who films his daily life for his 12 million subscribers, becomes Norman Thavaud again when DirtyBiology, a science popularization channel with 1.2 million followers, erases behind the name of its creator Léo Grasset.

These two YouTube heavyweights are now in legal turmoil.

Settlement of accounts

While investigations have been launched against them, the big unpacking…

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Source: lefigaro

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