Some time ago, I heard that the government was going to implement a law where "ordinary" people would not be allowed to make "educational" content on sensitive fields where they are not professionally certified. I love the idea a lot and wished that law could come into place very quickly because I detest it when I see online influencers marketing products or giving advice on things they have very little knowledge about.
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There was this guy on my contact list on WhatsApp who usually posts about jerseys. He's been doing that for years, and he has built a large fan base in that field. He doesn't just post jerseys; he posts about everything, including how to imprint names on jerseys. He also posts about leggings, boots, and many other sportswear. Ordinarily, by seeing the photos and videos he posts regularly, one would think that he knows everything about them.
Sometimes last month, some labels on one of my jerseys were peeling off, and I had tried all the possible means I knew to fix them, but none of them worked properly. So I went on to ask the guy if he knew how I could fix them using some kind of gum. I mean, I asked him to recommend a type of gum since that's his field of specialty. This guy said he didn't know which gum to use and went on to strongly suggest that I use "super glue."
"Super glue for a shirt????" I screamed in shock. I dislike it a lot when people who have very little knowledge or are not certified in a particular field engage in online influencing just to make a living from it. I'm not saying that one shouldn't go into online influencing to make a living, but they should do that in areas where they are very knowledgeable and grounded.
Talking about the medical field, which is a very sensitive aspect of our lives, I'm totally against the idea of online influencers giving out medical tips and selling health products when they practically don't know the full details about the tips or products.
Take, for example, some time ago, skit makers, who are currently some of the top influencers in Nigeria, were helping herbal companies market their products, even though they had absolutely no accurate details about the products. And they weren't bothered; all they were after was the money that came from it. No lies, those herbal products might have been real and genuine, but these online influencers, who were the marketers, promoters, and frontliners, did not have good knowledge about the products in case a customer who bought the product wanted to make enquiries about the dos and don'ts of using them.
The Nigerian government has put a ban on that, and I like it so much because it was growing rapidly and getting out of hand.
It baffles me a lot how people totally rely on what they see online, especially when it has to do with their health. I can never rely on those.
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