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These Asian-owned LA restaurants paid influencers to promote them. They failed to deliver

These Asian-owned LA restaurants paid influencers to promote them. They failed to deliver

It started with US$500 and a comped meal at Hollywood Thai. That is what the family-run restaurant in Los Angeles’ Thai Town paid an influencer in exchange for a single social media post. When that post did not immediately materialise, the owners... Read more.

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