BBC Information reports that the Venezuelan authorities is paying folks to tweet in assist of it, in an try to drown out the noise of its critics.
On daily basis, Venezuela’s ministry of communications tweets a “hashtag of the day”, which is repeated not solely by elected officers’ accounts and state sympathisers but additionally by “digital troops” like Rafael, who’re paid to share propaganda. “You need to area it out to keep away from being blocked. I do about 100 within the morning and 100 extra within the afternoon,” he says.
It’s outrageous {that a} Authorities is paying folks to tweet state propaganda.
Can’t they use bots like everybody else?
For extra background on what is occurring, and the way digital propagandists have been rewarded financially for pumping out pro-Authorities hashtags and deepfake movies, take heed to BBC Trending’s “Trolled” on BBC Sounds.
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