Youtube: Using Your Friends for Profit

In 2016, one of the biggest social media creation platforms officially shut down. Vine was a platform that allowed users to watch and create short, 7-second content that shot many creators to fame and successful careers. That is the case for David Dobrik, who joined YouTube and became one of the most successful and recognized content creators of our time. However, when people post bits of their lives every week for years, they are bound to face controversies. In Dobrik’s case, he has faced many. Notably, in one instance, he and his friends recorded a prank in which they told their friend…