How Does Brittany Broski Spend Her Time Online? Tumblr & SpongeBob

Welcome to Internet Diaries, a monthly interview series that asks the internet’s favorite people where and how they spend their time online. What are the niche accounts they follow? The platforms they can’t get enough of? The apps they can’t live without? The corners of the internet they call home? Brittany Broski answers all these questions, and more — including the details of her days as a 1D fanfiction writer.Even if you don’t know 24-year-old Brittany Broski’s name, you definitely know her face. Specifically, you know what she looked like when she first tasted kombucha. The Texas-born creator is one of TikTok’s original American superstars and she now hosts the platform’s official podcast, For You. She’s done a lot of growing up in public: After rising to TikTok superstardom as Kombucha Girl, she also made headlines for mistakenly conflating AAVE with “internet slang.” It was a mistake she soon apologized for, turning into a lesson for white creators and internet users everywhere. Simply put: There is no understanding TikTok, internet culture, or anything online today without understanding Brittany Broski. She’s taken her growing pains in stride and continues to cackle with glee through her rise.Michelle Santiago Cortés: How many hours a…
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