Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.

Voters deserve to know when influencers are being paid to sell candidates (Editorial)

Paid content dressed up as an influencer's sincerely held beliefs is deceptive, manipulative and confusing.

Mamdani Appears to Defend City Hall’s Reported Use of Encrypted Influencer Group Chat

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday appeared to defend his team’s use of Signal to communicate with hundreds of online influencers after a report that his head of “new media and cultural communications” sends them talking points, daily updates and interview opportunities through the encrypted messaging app. The Columbia Journalism Review this week published an article […]

Mamdani’s 200-strong ‘influencer’ army revealed — blurring lines between campaign and job

The Mamdani administration has assembled an army of digital influencers to paint the young socialist in a favorable light.

Mamdani’s new NYC ecosystem of friendly influencers and public messaging.

A look inside the new New York ecosystem.

Influencers have a lot to say about politics. Many are quietly paid for it.

Josh Greene is a rising left-wing social media star with his own podcast, nearly 800,000 followers and access to politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York.

Editorial: Voters deserve to know when influencers are being paid to sell candidates

Voters have to sift through enough noise without having to parse whether a video comes with a side of political influence.