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Follow This

Follow This

Description: BuzzFeed has grown into one of the internet's most popular websites for news, rumors and quizzes about topics including pop culture, politics, technology and online trends. "Follow This" is a short-form docuseries -- the episodes usually run between 15 and 20 minutes -- that features BuzzFeed reporters probing topics that range from bizarre internet fads, such as ASMR videos and men's rights activists, to safe injection spaces for opioid users.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2018
Number of seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 20
First episode air date: August 23, 2018
Executive Producers: Jessica Harrop, Shani Hilton, Linzee Troubh, MORE
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