RIP Online Celebrity

On the first episode of ICYMI, Slate's new podcast about internet
culture, hosts Rachelle Hampton and Madison Malone Kircher make
sense of two recent controversies about online celebrities. First,
they explain the recent drama around Kylie Jenner’s call for her
followers to donate to a makeup artist’s GoFundMe—and how it
connects to a whole year of influencers failing to read the room
during the pandemic. Next, they dig into the reckoning currently
roiling YouTube, recounting the rise and fall of David Dobrik, and
analyzing why an allegation in a recent Insider report has put “Gen
Z’s Jimmy Fallon” in hot water. Podcast production by Daniel
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