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She then rented a farmhouse “near Paris,” as her artist bio states.

Knives were being advertised in posts on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, with sellers directing buyers in their bio to their Telegram channels - encrypted groups where videos, photos and prices of knives for sale were openly shared.

Trump showed favor to Ingrassia by reposting his articles; the newly-minted DHS liaison, in return, declared in his social media bio that he is “President Trump’s favorite writer.”

These tactics stuck even if the products they were promoting may not have had the same longevity, paving the way for future generations of social media stars who would reel you in with their personalities and stories about their lives, only to then direct you to their link in bio.

"Kindness is cool," says Zachery Dereniowski, 31, in the bio of his Instagram account where he has 5.7 million followers.