#payola — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #payola, aggregated by home.social.
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New York Times: Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.. This link goes to a gift article. Also, I don’t take a damn dime from anybody to shill anything, including people and ideologies. “There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states have such rules. That allows influencers, in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/30/new-york-times-influencers-have-a-lot-to-say-about-politics-many-are-quietly-paid-for-it/ -
New York Times: Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.. This link goes to a gift article. Also, I don’t take a damn dime from anybody to shill anything, including people and ideologies. “There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states have such rules. That allows influencers, in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/30/new-york-times-influencers-have-a-lot-to-say-about-politics-many-are-quietly-paid-for-it/ -
New York Times: Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.. This link goes to a gift article. Also, I don’t take a damn dime from anybody to shill anything, including people and ideologies. “There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states have such rules. That allows influencers, in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/30/new-york-times-influencers-have-a-lot-to-say-about-politics-many-are-quietly-paid-for-it/ -
New York Times: Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.. This link goes to a gift article. Also, I don’t take a damn dime from anybody to shill anything, including people and ideologies. “There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states have such rules. That allows influencers, in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/30/new-york-times-influencers-have-a-lot-to-say-about-politics-many-are-quietly-paid-for-it/ -
New York Times: Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.. This link goes to a gift article. Also, I don’t take a damn dime from anybody to shill anything, including people and ideologies. “There are no federal regulations requiring disclosure of payments for political support on social media, and only a few states have such rules. That allows influencers, in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/30/new-york-times-influencers-have-a-lot-to-say-about-politics-many-are-quietly-paid-for-it/ -
Associated Press: Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy. “The lawsuit alleges the service offering paying customers sneak peeks of his posts about U.S. policy on war, tariffs and other issues violates the Constitution and that official announcements should be made available to everyone at the same time. The new subscription service […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/13/associated-press-lawsuit-seeks-to-ban-trump-media-from-charging-for-early-access-to-presidents-posts-on-us-policy/ -
Associated Press: Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy. “The lawsuit alleges the service offering paying customers sneak peeks of his posts about U.S. policy on war, tariffs and other issues violates the Constitution and that official announcements should be made available to everyone at the same time. The new subscription service […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/13/associated-press-lawsuit-seeks-to-ban-trump-media-from-charging-for-early-access-to-presidents-posts-on-us-policy/ -
Associated Press: Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy. “The lawsuit alleges the service offering paying customers sneak peeks of his posts about U.S. policy on war, tariffs and other issues violates the Constitution and that official announcements should be made available to everyone at the same time. The new subscription service […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/13/associated-press-lawsuit-seeks-to-ban-trump-media-from-charging-for-early-access-to-presidents-posts-on-us-policy/ -
Associated Press: Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy. “The lawsuit alleges the service offering paying customers sneak peeks of his posts about U.S. policy on war, tariffs and other issues violates the Constitution and that official announcements should be made available to everyone at the same time. The new subscription service […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/13/associated-press-lawsuit-seeks-to-ban-trump-media-from-charging-for-early-access-to-presidents-posts-on-us-policy/ -
Associated Press: Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy. “The lawsuit alleges the service offering paying customers sneak peeks of his posts about U.S. policy on war, tariffs and other issues violates the Constitution and that official announcements should be made available to everyone at the same time. The new subscription service […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/13/associated-press-lawsuit-seeks-to-ban-trump-media-from-charging-for-early-access-to-presidents-posts-on-us-policy/ -
BBC: Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts. “Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. From 1 August, instant updates will be delivered from ‘the highest-ranking’ accounts, it said. US President Donald Trump currently has the most followers on the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/17/bbc-trump-media-to-sell-instant-access-to-market-moving-social-posts/ -
BBC: Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts. “Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. From 1 August, instant updates will be delivered from ‘the highest-ranking’ accounts, it said. US President Donald Trump currently has the most followers on the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/17/bbc-trump-media-to-sell-instant-access-to-market-moving-social-posts/ -
BBC: Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts. “Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. From 1 August, instant updates will be delivered from ‘the highest-ranking’ accounts, it said. US President Donald Trump currently has the most followers on the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/17/bbc-trump-media-to-sell-instant-access-to-market-moving-social-posts/ -
BBC: Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts. “Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. From 1 August, instant updates will be delivered from ‘the highest-ranking’ accounts, it said. US President Donald Trump currently has the most followers on the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/17/bbc-trump-media-to-sell-instant-access-to-market-moving-social-posts/ -
BBC: Trump Media to sell instant access to ‘market-moving’ social posts. “Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts. From 1 August, instant updates will be delivered from ‘the highest-ranking’ accounts, it said. US President Donald Trump currently has the most followers on the […]
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El negocio de la falsa amistad
La evolución digital de la payola y la monetización de la confianza como una nueva forma de corrupción cultural
El ecosistema digital contemporáneo perfeccionó un mecanismo de engaño que la vieja industria de la comunicación inventó el siglo pasado. Durante las décadas doradas de la radiodifusión, surgió un vicio conocido como payola, una práctica ilegal donde las empresas discográficas pagaban dinero bajo la mesa a las estaciones y locutores para asegurar la reproducción constante de ciertos artistas. El objetivo era fabricar éxitos artificiales mediante la repetición constante, alterando el gusto del público sin que este supiera que la programación estaba completamente comprada. Hoy, esa misma estructura sobrevive bajo un nombre más sofisticado y estético: el marketing de creadores de contenido. Los personajes más populares de internet ( influencers ) operan bajo la misma lógica, transformando la recomendación personal en un espacio publicitario oculto que roza la corrupción ética.
La gravedad del fenómeno actual supera con creces los límites de la antigua radio comercial debido a la naturaleza del vínculo con el espectador. El público no interactúa con una corporación abstracta, sino con individuos que simulan abrir las puertas de su intimidad a través de una pantalla. El espectador desarrolla una ilusión de cercanía y familiaridad, un fenómeno psicológico que los expertos definen como relación parasocial. Cuando un creador de contenido sugiere consumir un producto, visitar un sitio web o adoptar un estilo de vida, el cerebro del usuario no procesa el mensaje con las alertas encendidas que encendería frente a un comercial de televisión tradicional. El mensaje se recibe como el consejo genuino de un amigo cercano, eliminando de inmediato el pensamiento crítico del consumidor.
Esta dinámica constituye un delito ético y una deformación de la confianza colectiva. Las empresas ya no compran simplemente un minuto de atención en un medio de difusión, sino que alquilan el afecto y la lealtad que el comunicador construyó con su audiencia. Al esconder el patrocinio económico o maquillar los beneficios recibidos detrás de una supuesta reseña honesta, el emisor comete un acto de corrupción informativa. La autenticidad se convierte en una mercancía con precio de etiqueta, donde el criterio propio se subasta al mejor postor. Las audiencias modernas caminan por un terreno minado donde la empatía, los valores compartidos y los gustos personales de sus referentes de internet no son más que herramientas de persuasión masiva diseñadas por agencias de publicidad.
— S.P. Filósofa Urbana
#PayolaDigital #ÉticaEnInternet #ManipulaciónCultural #payola #ConsumoResponsable #corrupcion
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Also reminded of the other new #payola, promoted playlists.
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Also reminded of the other new #payola, promoted playlists.
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Also reminded of the other new #payola, promoted playlists.
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Also reminded of the other new #payola, promoted playlists.
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Also reminded of the other new #payola, promoted playlists.
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Apparently influencers are all about getting paid. 🙄
LA Times: Restaurants are paying influencers for promotional posts. How messy can it get?
"...A $500 deal between Hollywood Thai and a popular food influencer collapsed into online outrage and public shaming, exposing a murky world of paid restaurant promotion online...."
(paywall, but the article is more about how the influencer didn't deliver on time and the expense of paying influencers... not on the morality of influencers pumping up people just for money)
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Apparently influencers are all about getting paid. 🙄
LA Times: Restaurants are paying influencers for promotional posts. How messy can it get?
"...A $500 deal between Hollywood Thai and a popular food influencer collapsed into online outrage and public shaming, exposing a murky world of paid restaurant promotion online...."
(paywall, but the article is more about how the influencer didn't deliver on time and the expense of paying influencers... not on the morality of influencers pumping up people just for money)
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Apparently influencers are all about getting paid. 🙄
LA Times: Restaurants are paying influencers for promotional posts. How messy can it get?
"...A $500 deal between Hollywood Thai and a popular food influencer collapsed into online outrage and public shaming, exposing a murky world of paid restaurant promotion online...."
(paywall, but the article is more about how the influencer didn't deliver on time and the expense of paying influencers... not on the morality of influencers pumping up people just for money)
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Apparently influencers are all about getting paid. 🙄
LA Times: Restaurants are paying influencers for promotional posts. How messy can it get?
"...A $500 deal between Hollywood Thai and a popular food influencer collapsed into online outrage and public shaming, exposing a murky world of paid restaurant promotion online...."
(paywall, but the article is more about how the influencer didn't deliver on time and the expense of paying influencers... not on the morality of influencers pumping up people just for money)
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Apparently influencers are all about getting paid. 🙄
LA Times: Restaurants are paying influencers for promotional posts. How messy can it get?
"...A $500 deal between Hollywood Thai and a popular food influencer collapsed into online outrage and public shaming, exposing a murky world of paid restaurant promotion online...."
(paywall, but the article is more about how the influencer didn't deliver on time and the expense of paying influencers... not on the morality of influencers pumping up people just for money)
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NPR: Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they're not telling you
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion
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NPR: Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they're not telling you
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion
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NPR: Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they're not telling you
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion
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NPR: Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they're not telling you
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion
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NPR: Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they're not telling you
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion
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iHeartMedia Settles FCC ‘Payola’ Investigation Without Any Fine or Determination of Wrongdoing
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iHeartMedia Settles FCC ‘Payola’ Investigation Without Any Fine or Determination of Wrongdoing
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iHeartMedia Settles FCC ‘Payola’ Investigation Without Any Fine or Determination of Wrongdoing
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iHeartMedia Settles FCC ‘Payola’ Investigation Without Any Fine or Determination of Wrongdoing
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iHeartMedia Settles FCC ‘Payola’ Investigation Without Any Fine or Determination of Wrongdoing
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FCC Says iHeartMedia Will Implement Compliance Plan After Payola Investigation
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #FCC #IHeartCountryFestival #IHeartRadio #Payolahttps://deadline.com/2026/07/iheartmedia-fcc-payola-1236978613/
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FCC Says iHeartMedia Will Implement Compliance Plan After Payola Investigation
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #FCC #IHeartCountryFestival #IHeartRadio #Payolahttps://deadline.com/2026/07/iheartmedia-fcc-payola-1236978613/
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FCC Says iHeartMedia Will Implement Compliance Plan After Payola Investigation
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #FCC #IHeartCountryFestival #IHeartRadio #Payolahttps://deadline.com/2026/07/iheartmedia-fcc-payola-1236978613/
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FCC Says iHeartMedia Will Implement Compliance Plan After Payola Investigation
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #FCC #IHeartCountryFestival #IHeartRadio #Payolahttps://deadline.com/2026/07/iheartmedia-fcc-payola-1236978613/
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#RIP #CliveDavis , the mega music mogul who made an unlikely comeback at age 40, launching #Arista on back of Barry Manilow and later J Records via Alicia Keys after being groomed & ousted as king of #ColumbiaRecords during a 70's #payola scandal.
https://maureenorth.com/1973/06/the-specter-of-payola-73-clive-davis/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-dead-music-mogul-1236627206/
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#RIP #CliveDavis , the mega music mogul who made an unlikely comeback at age 40, launching #Arista on back of Barry Manilow and later J Records via Alicia Keys after being groomed & ousted as king of #ColumbiaRecords during a 70's #payola scandal.
https://maureenorth.com/1973/06/the-specter-of-payola-73-clive-davis/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-dead-music-mogul-1236627206/
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#RIP #CliveDavis , the mega music mogul who made an unlikely comeback at age 40, launching #Arista on back of Barry Manilow and later J Records via Alicia Keys after being groomed & ousted as king of #ColumbiaRecords during a 70's #payola scandal.
https://maureenorth.com/1973/06/the-specter-of-payola-73-clive-davis/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-dead-music-mogul-1236627206/
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Gizmodo: Kalshi Asks Influencers to Take Down Sponsored Conspiracy Posts About the LA Election. “According to reporting from Semafor, the prediction market Kalshi sought to clean up apparent messes on Friday after some of its influencer relationships essentially made it look like it was paying to distribute conspiracy content online. Posts have now been removed at Kalshi’s request. However, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/09/gizmodo-kalshi-asks-influencers-to-take-down-sponsored-conspiracy-posts-about-the-la-election/ -
Gizmodo: Kalshi Asks Influencers to Take Down Sponsored Conspiracy Posts About the LA Election. “According to reporting from Semafor, the prediction market Kalshi sought to clean up apparent messes on Friday after some of its influencer relationships essentially made it look like it was paying to distribute conspiracy content online. Posts have now been removed at Kalshi’s request. However, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/09/gizmodo-kalshi-asks-influencers-to-take-down-sponsored-conspiracy-posts-about-the-la-election/ -
Gizmodo: Kalshi Asks Influencers to Take Down Sponsored Conspiracy Posts About the LA Election. “According to reporting from Semafor, the prediction market Kalshi sought to clean up apparent messes on Friday after some of its influencer relationships essentially made it look like it was paying to distribute conspiracy content online. Posts have now been removed at Kalshi’s request. However, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/09/gizmodo-kalshi-asks-influencers-to-take-down-sponsored-conspiracy-posts-about-the-la-election/ -
Gizmodo: Kalshi Asks Influencers to Take Down Sponsored Conspiracy Posts About the LA Election. “According to reporting from Semafor, the prediction market Kalshi sought to clean up apparent messes on Friday after some of its influencer relationships essentially made it look like it was paying to distribute conspiracy content online. Posts have now been removed at Kalshi’s request. However, […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/09/gizmodo-kalshi-asks-influencers-to-take-down-sponsored-conspiracy-posts-about-the-la-election/ -
Politico: Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers. “At least 20 of the content creators identified by POLITICO promoted Polymarket on social media after they started receiving money from [chief marketing officer Matthew] Modabber, according to the payment records and POLITICO’s analysis of their social media activity. During the 14-month span reflected in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/politico-polymarket-is-paying-some-of-social-medias-biggest-political-influencers/ -
Politico: Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers. “At least 20 of the content creators identified by POLITICO promoted Polymarket on social media after they started receiving money from [chief marketing officer Matthew] Modabber, according to the payment records and POLITICO’s analysis of their social media activity. During the 14-month span reflected in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/politico-polymarket-is-paying-some-of-social-medias-biggest-political-influencers/ -
Politico: Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers. “At least 20 of the content creators identified by POLITICO promoted Polymarket on social media after they started receiving money from [chief marketing officer Matthew] Modabber, according to the payment records and POLITICO’s analysis of their social media activity. During the 14-month span reflected in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/politico-polymarket-is-paying-some-of-social-medias-biggest-political-influencers/ -
Politico: Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers. “At least 20 of the content creators identified by POLITICO promoted Polymarket on social media after they started receiving money from [chief marketing officer Matthew] Modabber, according to the payment records and POLITICO’s analysis of their social media activity. During the 14-month span reflected in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/politico-polymarket-is-paying-some-of-social-medias-biggest-political-influencers/ -
Politico: Polymarket is paying some of social media’s biggest political influencers. “At least 20 of the content creators identified by POLITICO promoted Polymarket on social media after they started receiving money from [chief marketing officer Matthew] Modabber, according to the payment records and POLITICO’s analysis of their social media activity. During the 14-month span reflected in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/politico-polymarket-is-paying-some-of-social-medias-biggest-political-influencers/ -
Malay Mail: No such thing as a free lunch: The problem with influencers as ‘food reviewers’ in Malaysia. “In the past, the two co-existed side by side: restaurants advertised to diners, and diners knew they could rely on trusted, independent reviews to make informed decisions. But the advent of social media and the rise of the influencer have blurred those lines. Yes, media invites and […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/31/no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch-the-problem-with-influencers-as-food-reviewers-in-malaysia-malay-mail/
