#1D used stalkers to pass info the the fandom

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See, running a ua is a lot of work and I know that. People take a lot of time to do so. No one is obligated to, of course, so it is a choice someone makes but I can appreciate that it takes a lot. Hld have crossed many lines and I’m sure they think they care about Louis so that would be devastating for the people behind the ua but what they were doing is taking advantage of other fans. It’s easy to say that fans don’t have to allow themselves to be taken advantage of by other fans but stan culture does encourage that kind of mindset. I don’t know, do people deserve some sort of compensation for running a ua? It’s complicated, I don’t know what would be fair, but getting people to pay for untrue reports/“unseen” pictures that would be available anyway, it just takes advantage of young and naive fans. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth

That’s a fair question - do people deserve compensation for running a UA?

Ethically, it’s a loaded question, I think.

Big fandoms like 1D become complicated when there are perceived tiers of fans with special access to secret information, like stalkers, for instance. That special treatment is already seen as “compensation” of a sort: in exchange for access, these fans can be employed by the artists’ teams to manipulate the fandom, thus changing the artist-fan relationship.

Similarly, a UA getting financial compensation becomes motivated by an incentive other than pure admiration. The insane, unimaginable numbers of followers makes the UA’s admins parasocial celebrities, even if we don’t know who they are.

It’s an addictive feeling, being “special,” having thousands respond to your actions and words.

Add in money for rumors, and it all becomes a bit like selling lies? It’s one thing to keep up with celebs, and another to profit from news that can affect their mental health, even if the news doesn’t have their consent, or is even TRUE.

Tbh I’m against the idea of fans being “famous” either. It’s the same sort of principle — personal benefit means a change in the artist-fan relationship, for the worse.

#1D used stalkers to pass info the the fandom #special ‘insider industry fan blogs’ always passed info to the fandom #and UAs admins were known to have sex with 1DHQ to get info … 💀💀🔫 #it’s not new and I’m sure the boys knew about it