Why Are So Many Influencers Dying?

Every day seems to bring another terrible headline about the loss of a beloved internet-famous figure. Are we imagining it, or is something going on?

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Keeping up with content creators used to mean watching Charli D’Amelio's dance moves and Alix Earle’s Get Ready With Me videos. But lately, it feels like there’s a darker side to the world of influencing. In March, TikToker Joshua Blackledge died by suicide at 16. In June, SaveAFox Rescue YouTuber Mikayla Raines took her life at 29. The list, unfortunately, goes on and on. So what is happening?