AI-generated avatars in digital blackface used to sell products on social media
TikTok sellers are using AI-generated Black female personas, such as Aliyah, to promote mass-produced belt buckles at inflated prices. These fake influencers use emotional appeals and false narratives about handmade goods to drive sales of items available for much less elsewhere.
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