From controversial social media personalities on the front lines of the culture war to influencers landing business deals – here are five social media celebrities who have made headlines in 2023. Andrew Tate gained attention for promotion a luxurious, “alpha-male” lifestyle to his millions of online followers. Tate was nearly banned from social media last year after TikTok, YouTube and Meta platforms permanently suspended his account for frequently making controversial posts and remarks about women that some viewed as misogynistic. “From then on, every video I posted went viral.”Rife faced more backlash on social media this year after allegedly telling a 6-year-old boy that his mother buys his presents with profits from OnlyFans. Rife later put out a statement, directing social media users to a link offering an “apology” if they had ever been offended by a joke he told.

Source: Forbes January 02, 2024 14:48 UTC