Warning of ‘race to the bottom’ as social media fuels extreme vertical stories

09-03-2026

The rapid growth of the vertical drama sector is being accompanied by increasingly extreme storylines, with a leading industry voice warning that social media-driven marketing strategies risk turning the format into a "race to the bottom."…

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