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THE WORLD OF MICROCELEBRITIES
 
       A microcelebrity is someone who gained fame on the internet. Due to
the nature of their fame, they are sometimes referred to as “eCelebs.”
 
       Video sharing and social media site ‘YouTube’ launched on February
14, 2005. It’s since become the main platform for microcelebrities,
who are also known as “YouTubers.”
 
            Many microcelebrities court controversy to increase clicks. On
December 31, 2017, Logan Paul uploaded a video to his YouTube
video of a suicide victim in the Aokigahara of Japan. Paul was
temporarily removed from YouTube.
 
            “Viral videos” have made many people famous in the internet era,
but they’ve been around for some time. The TV show Candid Camera
is an early example.
 
       The late Kimbo Slice got his start by uploading his street fights to the
internet. The website became popular, allowing him to segue into a
semi-successful MMA career.
 
       “Content creation” refers to the process of creating something for the
internet. The definition can fit many things, but since it fits all
microcelebrities, they are often called “content creators.”
 
       “Monetization,” whereby YouTube creators charge subscription fees
for their channels, began in 2013. In 2018, the monetization rules
were changed to require 1,000 subscribers who watch at least 4,000
hours of content.
 
            Chinese social networking site, TikTok, launched in 2017 and has
since become popular with younger content creators who focus on
video editing.
 
       Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie (Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg) currently
has the fourth-most subscriptions to his YouTube channel with over
111 million. The channel was primarily gaming orientated at first but
evolved into comedy.
 
            Jake Paul is the younger brother of Logan Paul. Although Jake has
had a successful acting and content creation career, he’s more recently
fought as a professional boxer.
 
            The social media site for beautiful people, Instagram, was launched
in 2010. It was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $1 billion.
 
            North Korea blocks access to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. In
fact, North Korea blocks access to most of the world wide web and
only allows access to government workers.
 
       The band, Sons of Maxwell, made the video “United Breaks Guitars”
for their YouTube channel to protest the destruction of one of their
instruments, but it made them famous, temporarily.
 
       Patreon is another site frequently used by content creators. Fans can
pay reoccurring charges or per specific releases of content.
 
            Indian-based YouTube channel, T-Series, tops all others with 213
million subscriptions. T-Series began in 1983 by pirating pirated
Bollywood music but became a music label in the 1990s.
 
       Sam Hyde is a controversial comedian from Rhode Island who’s best
known for pulling pranks and trolls and posting them online. He’s
also been mistakenly associated with mass shootings.
 
            Although TikTok is a Chinese company, the Chinese government
blocks the overseas version, tiktok.com, on the mainland.
 
            Plenty of women have made lots of money and gained lots of fame
selling subscriptions to their Only Fans channels. The London-based
company planned to ban porn and adult content in 2021, but after
backlash from content creators, the decision was reversed six days
later.
 
            YouTube acknowledged the importance of its content creators on
June 28, 2012, through the YouTube Creator Awards. Awards are
given based on the number of subscribers: Silver, Gold, Diamond,
Custom, and Red Diamond.
 
            American teenager Charli D’Amelio has the most followers on
TikTok with 139.4 million and has a net worth of approximately $12
million. Her older sister, Dixie, is tenth with 57.8 million followers.
 
       Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) has collected millions of clicks on his
YouTube channel for his stunt and survival challenges. He’s also
known for donating much of his profits to charity. He has a net worth
of approximately $25 million.
 
       Iran blocks most social media internet sites, including those popular
with content creators, such as YouTube, Snapchat, and Only Fans.
Somewhat surprising, though, Instagram is not blocked.
 
            After Western countries placed sanctions on Russia for its February
2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia responded by blocking Instagram
and some other Western-based social media sites.
 
       In 2011, American teenager Rebecca Black’s life changed when her
low-budget YouTube video-son, “Friday,” was released. A month
after it was uploaded, it had one million views, launching Black’s
career.
 
            Feuds between content creators are common. In 2017, creators
iDubbbz and RiceGum released hip hop “diss tracks” against each
other. iDubbbz also released a video for the song, “Asian Jake Paul,”
that has more than 85 million views.