Who are "fan communication" platforms like Bubble really for?

Article: 'Fan platforms' where idols and fans can send messages to each other, is it a form of communication or another method for companies to keep idols subordinate?

Source: Media Today via Naver

[+121, -8] For even just hundreds of fans to send you a message would equal to thousands of different messages, how do you expect an idol like Karina to even go through and read all of those? This is not a form of communication.

- [+46, -2] I doubt it's even actually Karina sending any of the messages

- [+2, -0] Nowadays, I bet it's easy to have AI just write your messages for you

[+42, -5] What did we say about worrying for celebrities? 

[+21, -1] How do fans even know that idols are writing those messages themselves and it's not actually some company staff? 

- [+2, -1] Because idols get into controversies all the time for typing with misspellings and improper grammar. If an agency staff was writing it for them, I doubt they'd be writing anything that would get them in trouble like idols always seem to be getting into.

- [+3, -2] It's always the boomers who refuse to believe this stuff... sometimes idols send Bubbles while live streaming, and there are hundreds of idols on Bubble, how do you expect staff to be keeping track of all of them and sending messages on their behalf all the time?

[+42, -34] I'd feel too guilty expecting little kids to use their allowance money just to send me messages, sigh

- [+0, -0] I mean, no one's forcing them to join ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+1, -0] Idols like Karina are probably so busy with their schedules, I can't imagine they'd find the time for "communication"

[+0, -0] People are so skeptical of these idol platforms by thinking that it's not actually the idols, but if that's how you live your life, how can you trust dating apps? How do you know it's not some staff sending you those messages?

[+0, -0] I reckon it's mostly people from the marketing team writing those replies...

[+0, -0] I highly doubt idols are writing anything

[+0, -0] Why would anyone believe idols are actually doing this ㅋㅋ

[+0, -0] It's all going to be outsourced to AI soon anyway

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