Who Influences the Influencers?

Who Influences the Influencers?

During his presidency, Donald Trump demonstrated the power that social media can have in politics. Now, influencers are taking money to spread messages from across the spectrum. Unlike political ads in older media, though, influencers don’t have to disclose who is paying them—or even that they’re being paid at all.


Guest: Ben Wofford, writer based at Stanford Law School, contributor to Wired.


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