Snark subreddits

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Snark subreddits are user-created communities on the social platform Reddit (known as subreddits) created to gossip about and express frustration toward, or "snark" on, public figures, largely female influencers such as YouTubers and TikTokers. Members of snark subreddits are known as "snarkers". Some snark subreddits, such as r/Blogsnark, r/NYCinfluencersnark and r/LAinfluencersnark, discuss influencers in general, while others focus on particular individuals or families. "Fundie" snark subreddits—such as r/DuggarsSnark, which discusses the Duggar family of the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting—include discussions on Christian fundamentalist influencers and often consist of ex-fundamentalists. Snark subreddits have been criticized, both by critics and by their targets, as a form of cyberbullying and as invasive of their subjects, often getting details wrong, and engaging in harassment that targets women. However, they have also been commended by some for their analysis of deceptive practices...

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