Decades and decades ago, back in the 19th century, there was a ‘profession’ of claqueur in show business – several dozen people, who were specially paid for this, came to a concert or theatrical performance and either gave a thunderous ovation, or accompanied almost every movement on the stage with whistling and booing.
This is how the dark side of show business worked a hundred plus years ago – but now, not much has really changed. Except that everything has become more anonymous and technologically advanced. Today, the role of claqueurs is played by streaming farms – and this viral TikTok video tells exactly how they work.
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