E9: VTubers Part 3: The Culture Wars

Written By Tracy Powell

In the final part of the VTubers series, Dave steps away from the exploitation of talent by their employers, and instead examines pressures from the fans and media. When VTuber companies or talents try to stay apolitical, they may find themselves stepping into politics anyways. Here we explore the lewdtuber agency VAllure, the controversies of Pipkin Pippa, and the highway robbery of ninety-dollar coffee.

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Not cited: Countless random reddit posts, streams and clips, discussions on twitter (X), and other bits of contextual information to help fill out the stories.

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