the term "running their fingers" refers to someone who likes to talk sh*t, but the only way they do this is via facebook or other social networking media, or via text message, or anything that uses finger power to communicate. it's said running their fingers instead of mouths because they never say any of this stuff to someone in person. & they never would, because they are too p*ssy.

A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.

The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.