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2024-11-04 03:28:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7CDE0AD73A3BD64FC4CB77D509791F21CBACAB6D6D9F2BBC35B3A1AF7CD29884
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The OP conflates paying for endorsements with paying content creators for creating the equivalent of social media ads. This is a strategy all the campaigns have used, including RFK Jr. that is not closely regulated by the FEC. https://www.leefang.com/p/tiktok-influencers-take-dark-money https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/29/tech/influencers-presidential-campaign-paid-disclosure/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/26/social-media-influencers-election-money-campaigns/
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