That night she scrolled through the new follower list. Many profiles were barebones: default avatars, no posts, bios that read like gibberish. A handful had stolen photos of other creators. One profile used a picture of a child. Her stomach dropped. She checked the service’s terms. Somewhere buried was a clause: “Client assumes all responsibility for follower provenance.” It was a polite shrug.
That night she scrolled through the new follower list. Many profiles were barebones: default avatars, no posts, bios that read like gibberish. A handful had stolen photos of other creators. One profile used a picture of a child. Her stomach dropped. She checked the service’s terms. Somewhere buried was a clause: “Client assumes all responsibility for follower provenance.” It was a polite shrug.
