A look at the rise of "tea" accounts on social media, which seek to boost their popularity by documenting gossip about influencers in obsessive detail (Taylor Lorenz/The Atlantic)

Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
A look at the rise of “tea” accounts on social media, which seek to boost their popularity by documenting gossip about influencers in obsessive detail  —  In 2016, James Charles was a high-school student in upstate New York.  He was an aspiring makeup artist who'd do his friends' faces …

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