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MY BIRTH!
IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS:
HONORABLE MENTIONS: THE COMPANIES NOW OWN THE PEOPLE. @BEME94 VIA INSTAGRAM // BOT-POWERED
INFLUENCE AS A SERVICE. PERPHY WOO VIA FACEBOOK // BIG HOSPITAL BILLS? LIVESTREAM THE SURGERY!
@NOWLUKEHERE VIA INSTAGRAM // EVENTUALLY, AUDIO KILLED THE INSTAGRAM STAR. @PERMRISENG VIA
TWITTER // KARDASHIAN FAMILY REGISTERS AS SUPER PAC. @JRM3237 VIA INSTAGRAM // ALGORITHM-BASED,
ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT DEEP FAKES. @INSTAVANGRAAN VIA INSTAGRAM // ANOTHER PEST WILL INFECT THE
INTERNET. @SMALAND1789 VIA TWITTER // THEY DIED AS THEY LIVED—#SPONSORED. @COLINGROOM VIA INSTAGRAM
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SIX-WORD SCI-FI: STORIES BY WIRED READERS WIRED 27.09
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