The Romanian press dubbed him “the Romanian Elon Musk” AND “the king of TikTok”. But until this week there had hardly been any talk about an enigmatic influencer who presents himself under the pseudonym BOGPR, outside of the celebrity and unusual sections. Their modus operandi: intervene in the TikTok “life” of Romanian content producers to make donations of up to several tens of thousands of euros, causing explosions of live joy and viral clips. BOGPR, which did not respond to requests for WorldHe did not seem to gain much from these good favors. He himself does not post videos and until recently was completely anonymous.
However, since this weekend and since the surprising arrival at first place in the first round of the Romanian presidential elections of the pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu, almost unknown three months ago and to whom the polls attribute less than 5%, the Romanian press ha is very interested in BOGPR. Firstly, because he was one of the first supporters of Calin Georgescu: already in 2020, he posted messages on Facebook arguing that he would be an excellent president, at the time when Mr. Georgescu was broadcasting, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. , anti-vaccine messages. Furthermore, and above all, because the success of the presidential candidate, who barely campaigned in the traditional sense of the term, seems to have been largely driven by TikTok and, in particular, by a dubious influencer financing campaign.
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Is the BOGPR behind this influence operation? At this point, there is nothing to prove it. However, Romanian media suspect that the man could have played a role, due to the large sums of money distributed to influencers in two years and the skills he was able to highlight. : His personal site, now closed, offered “protection” services for TikTok accounts until Wednesday, November 27, promising to help escape the social network’s moderation sanctions.
On Tuesday the media Slacker revealed the identity of the BOGPR, but the elements collected by this Romanian tabloid raise more questions than answers. His real name is Bogdan Peschir, BOGPR seems to be in the lead, judging by the two luxury cars that journalists were able to photograph in the garage of his villa. The origin of his fortune remains unclear: he has at least one company registered in Romania, but which does not appear to have employees and whose corporate purpose is unclear.
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