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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by erichocean on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:00PM (#46604955)
Seeing as how it's is trivial to buy followers, that metric should be completely abandoned, it's not legitimate.
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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by smithoc on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:33PM (#46605510)
It's maybe slightly less trivial to do, but still incredibly common to buy awards, recognition, press releases, positive reviews and commentary in publications.

You might be shocked to find out how much the performers being written about in magazines or discussed on TV shows is a direct line to the production company promoting them. Similar for awards.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:00PM (#46607922)
Shouldn't be shocked, really. This is exactly what people pay PR companies for.
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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by FireBeyond on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @09:30PM (#46611555)
> You might be shocked to find out how much the performers being written about in magazines or discussed on TV shows is a direct line to the production company promoting them. Similar for awards.

I mean Payola as a term literally came from bribing DJs on radio stations to play your / your artist's music.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by yencabulator on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:54PM (#46606869)
Money is an option, regardless. EB-5 is about $1M invested into your own business, 10 people hired.
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