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Anything for views: From the daring to the stupid

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Obsession with likes and views on social media. [iStockphoto]

On March 11th, American-Lebanese YouTuber Addison Pierre Maalouf posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he was "going on another one of those trips. If I die, thanks for watching what I've put out. If I live, all glory to God."

Three days later, on March 14th, he was allegedly kidnapped by a gang in Haiti.

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