On alternative social media sites, many prominent accounts seek financial support from audiences
23% of the prominent accounts on the seven alternative social media sites studied sought financial support from their audiences in June 2022.
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23% of the prominent accounts on the seven alternative social media sites studied sought financial support from their audiences in June 2022.
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