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Hurricane Milton: Influencers risking death for clicks and cash

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Summary
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63% Informative

Mike Smalls Jr livestreamed Hurricane Milton in Tampa , Florida , with a blow-up mattress, umbrella and ramen noodles.

His hour-long stream from Tampa Bay has more than 60,000 views on the streaming platform Kick .

When his livestream reached 10,000 viewers, he said he would launch himself and his mattress into the water.

He made it safely - and told me he'd do the risky stunt again, “if the price is right”.

Mike claims his parents are not aware that he livestreamed the hurricane.

He's one of several content creators on social media platforms, including Kick and TikTok , who have been livestreaming and making money from risking their lives in hurricanes.

Kick said it is “a fiercely creator-first platform, and we do not influence the content our creators chose to stream’s.

VR Score

50

Informative language

39

Neutral language

54

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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