Get your popcorn and tea ready! The shitshow of political Influencers is only getting stinker.
In an article from Buzzfeed, “Instagram Influencer Marketing Is Already A Nightmare. Political Ads Will Make It A Shitshow” by Katie Notopoulos.
Notopoulos states that, “Facebook’s political advertising policies – which fall into a gray area of federal regulations - have already come under intense scrutiny…But allowing political candidates to use influencer marketing on Instagram requires a lot of trust – that is how the influencer marketing works – and that system has always been completely broken.”
So, if you thought that you had a hard time figuring out what was Fake News or real news...guess what?
It’s only going to get murkier and murkier.
How can you regulate a broken system?
Notopoulos writes, “Enforcement has been pretty hands-off. Over the years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against brands and advertising agencies - but never individuals outing up posts.”
I don’t see how the FTC can regulate individual posts because this would be an infringement on our 1st amendment rights of free speech and any regulation on that will open up a can of worms.
Do you think more politicians are going to jump on the Influencer promotion wagon like Bloomberg has? And if so – do you think the FTC will try to regulate?