Additionally, much of this toxic “fan” activity is completely inauthentic: for profit right wing grifting, and even, in some cases, paid propaganda funded by bad actors such as Russia (as in the case of Lauren Chen, whose unhinged reactions to Acolyte I watched before her funding source was exposed)

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Toxic Fandom: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out For Blood’ — From Social Media Boot Camps to Superfan Focus Groups

The threat of toxic fandoms — from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to Bridgerton and Game of Thrones — has become an intractable headache for almost every studio.