The $21 billion influencer industry has gone completely off the rails

Influencer marketing is booming, with brands spending billions to promote products with a personal touch, but the industry is largely unregulated and ads promoted by influencers can have big problems.

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• Influencer marketing is booming, and brands spend billions to promote products with a personal touch.
• But the industry is unregulated and has problems for brands, audiences, and influencers alike.
• Influencer ads can be fraudulent, discriminatory, and unethical...