YouTube's latest hit: neon superheroes, giant ducks and plenty of lycra
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#1JQMM)
In just two months, Webs & Tiaras has become the third most popular channel on YouTube, even if it's one of the strangest success stories yet on the service
The latest YouTube craze is a channel where adults don Spider-Man and Elsa from Frozen outfits and ride giant ducks, grow Pinocchio noses and lick enormous lollies.
Webs & Tiaras' first video was only published in March 2016 but the channel, which promises "compilations of your favourite superheroes and princesses in real life", has already notched up 1.7bn video views.
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