Yedidia Vital has been an influencer for two or three years now. Once known primarily as a popular actor and teen idol for his role in the Israeli series "The Eight," he's also become a content creator with over 70,000 Instagram followers. He admits he still doesn't quite get how that happened. When he started using Instagram back in 2011, he says, "I just put effects on pictures. I think in the first few photos I uploaded, I didn't even realize I was sharing."

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