The Biden White House has teamed up with TikTok influencers and more in a new effort to tout his record on social media and “reach young people,” according to Axios. The president, who has yet to officially announce his re-election bid, is reportedly enlisting the help of hundred of influencers on TikTok and other social […]
TikTok Paid for an Astroturfed Mob of Influencers to Show Up as CEO Testified Before Congress
April 2, 2023 by
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Chinese-owned TikTok reportedly paid for the transportation of popular influencers on its platform to appear in Washington as the company’s CEO appeared before congress. Wired reports that the social media behemoth TikTok launched a large-scale campaign in D.C., which included paying for TikTok influencers to meet their home state lawmakers, staffers, and
The real influencers of US elections are not Russians.
March 30, 2018 by
There is plenty of real collusion in Washington, but it has little to do with Russia. It’s the unholy alliance between lobbyists and politicians that has caused the most damage to America’s democracy. Lobbyists and special interest groups openly try to influence our elections for their own gain to the detriment of the country and […]