With the development of YouTube and other streaming media, the definition of social media influencer has been extending, from bloggers in the past to Youtubers now. And when crises happen, what kind of strategies can social media influencers use to restore their images? This study uses quantitative content analysis methods. The image restoration theory examines the differences between the strategies that social media influencers use and if netizens would choose to forgive as well as their emotions when commenting. The result found that the more social media influencer evade their crises, the fewer sincerity netizens could feel from them. Also, it has a positive effect on emotions for internet celebrities to use corrective action strategy.
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