Paid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency | Martin J Riedl and Samuel Woolley

Secret coordination between politicians and social media creators is a form of astroturfing. But there are few legal regulationsNot long ago, it was common wisdom among social media influencers that they shouldn’t talk politics. There was a widespread belief among their crowd that it was bad for business. If you went left, you lost the right, and…