Fans worshipped Chinese vlogger Qiao Biluo as a young "cute goddess". So when a beauty filter glitch revealed her to be an older woman, she found herself hurtling on a rollercoaster ride of dips and, in a twist, peaks in popularity.
But first, talk about a live-stream facepalm moment. Well, some stunned fans would have preferred it if her palm was actually on her real face and blocking it from sight.
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