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* In ''Manga/BrutalSatsujinKeisatsukanNoKokuhaku'', one VillainOfTheWeek is an aspiring "I-tuber" who gains an audience by becoming a ShockJock ImmoralJournalist, covering gory accidents and sending his followers to harass people. [[spoiler:He soon escalates to outright murder when he convinces a young woman to perform an AbominationAccusationAttack on a random {{salaryman}}, who he chases into an oncoming train while filming the whole thing. When his accomplice is wracked with guilt over this, [[KickTheDog he tells her to kill herself on tape so he can upload it]].]]

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* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'': Tsuiko is a social media influencer and hacker who uses her position to sway more people over to the side of the yakuza currently oppressing River City, and most notably Kyoko and Misako. However, she does [[GracefulLoser know when she's beat]] and complies with the girls when they beat her, not wanting to stand in the way of progress.

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* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'': Tsuiko is a social media influencer and hacker who uses her position to sway more people over to the side of the yakuza currently oppressing River City, and most notably Kyoko and Misako. However, she does [[GracefulLoser know when she's beat]] and complies with the girls when they beat her, not wanting to stand in the way of progress. Her personal {{Leitmotif}}, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZJ_cH1_OOQ Your Like]]", is all about how she's using her social media influence to control the masses.
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* Tweenkle Brite from ''WesternAnimation/ZokieOfPlanetRuby'' is a self-absorbed AttentionWhore with her own line of overpriced merch, in contrast to small content creator Ruby.

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* Tweenkle Brite from ''WesternAnimation/ZokieOfPlanetRuby'' is a self-absorbed AttentionWhore with her own line of overpriced merch, in contrast to small content creator Ruby.
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* Tweenkle Brite from ''WesternAnimation/ZokieOfPlanetRuby'' is a self-absorbed AttentionWhore with her own line of overpriced merch, in contrast to small content creator Ruby.
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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".

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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer is shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".knight" by the time the episode ends.
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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra-dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".

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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra-dose extra dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".
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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these types of people due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra-dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".

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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these types of people due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra-dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".
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* ''Literature/TheManySidesOfVoiceActorRadio'': Episode 4 has Yuhi being harassed by one of these types of people due to a casting couch controversy. Said influencer is also a LoonyFan. He promptly gets a well-deserved punch in the face by Yuhi and stomped on by Yasumi. For an extra-dose of LaserGuidedKarma, after Yasumi makes a public statement about the incident and disapproves of the rumors, the episode ends with the influencer shown to have been doxxed on social media as Yuhi's "fake knight".
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Quote doesn't illustrate "evil/bad influencer" by itself, just "influencer"


->''"The universe expands in my phone\\
My fingertips will keep control\\
It's brilliant marketing\\
So you should just subscribe\\
All I need is your, all I need is your like"''
-->-- ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'', ''"Your Like"''
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-->-- '''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2''', ''"Your Like"''

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-->-- '''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2''', ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'', ''"Your Like"''
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she is making a video but that doesn't mean she is an influencer.


* {{Downplayed|Trope}} in ''Film/{{Searching}}''. Margot's FalseFriend Abigail directly tells Margot's frantic father David that they were ''not'' friends and she only invited Margot to her study session to help her get into Berkley, including uploading a video of her ignoring Margot who is sad in the corner. When it's revealed that Margot is missing, Abigail makes a video dramatically declaring that Margot is her best friend, earning thousands of views.

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