Why Cardi B's Legal Victory Might Kill YouTube's “Gossip Industry”

If the term "gossip industry" makes you throw up just a little bit, you're probably a good human being. Yet that's exactly what hundreds of rumor-mongering YouTube channels are and they have been freely generating millions of views by posting lies about celebrities.

After a two year legal battle, singer Cardi B won her defamation suit against a video blogger who recorded lies about her. Industry analysts are already suggesting that the result might set a precedent that scares other video bloggers into changing their style or perhaps shutting their inflammatory channels. That doesn't sound so bad. The world would probably be better if the so-called gossip industry did go away.