It's a racket: How online influencers are 'getting paid' to manipulate your vote (opens in new tab)

More often than not an online influencer will remind his or her audience that they are being paid for their services, even if the announcement isn’t completely overt. That’s the case with progressive influencer Carlos Eduardo Espina and others, said New York Times writer Ken Bensinger.“[Espina] revealed a surprising endorsement to his 14.5 million followers on TikTok: He would support Tom Steyer, the billionaire running for California governor as a Democrat. “I really believe Tom Steyer is di...