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| The term was coined by ] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Bari |last2=Winter |first2=Damon |date=2018-05-08 |title=Opinion {{!}} Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | The term was coined by ] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Bari |last2=Winter |first2=Damon |date=2018-05-08 |title=Opinion {{!}} Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | ||
| An famous example of audience capture can be found in the story of the online influencer ], known as Nikocado Avocado. Perry started off on ] with videos of himself playing the violin and supporting ]. He then shifted to videos of himself eating known as ]. Audience capture led him to more and more extreme eating leading him in turn to ] and poor health.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Steven Asarch, Moises Mendez II, Charissa Cheong, Andrew |title=Inside the rise of Nikocado Avocado, the extreme-eating YouTuber whose dramatic meltdowns have led to years of controversy and feuds |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-youtube-star-nikocado-avocado-2020-1 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Audience capture is the phenomenon where an influencer is affected by his audience, catering to them what he believes they want to hear. This creates a positive feedback loop, which can lead the influencer towards more extreme views and behaviors.
The term was coined by Eric Weinstein in 2018.
See also
References
- Weiss, Bari; Winter, Damon (2018-05-08). "Opinion | Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
External links
- The Surprising Psychology of Audience Capture, Matt Johnson, NeuroscienceOf.com
- Resisting Audience Capture: How to Maintain Integrity & Sanity Online, Matt Klein, ZINE Substack
- The Perils of Audience Capture, The Prism by Gurwinder