Monday, July 6, 2020

"Influencers are forming their own lobbying group"

First things first.
Before they start lobbying to change things to their taste they should maybe stop with:
Influencers are slammed for posing in BLACKFACE in a horribly misguided effort to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement
Who do they think they are, the Governor of Virginia?
(or  Tina Fey,*  Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Ted Danson, Joni Mitchell, Billy Crystal, Cyndi Lauper,  Sarah Silverman, Tom Hanks and Justin from Canada?)

Have you ever had the urge to wear Blackface? Me neither. Who are these people?

Sorry, rant over.
Here's the story of the influencers exercising their right  to petition the government for a redress of grievances from The Hustle:

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Get your Facetune ready: Influencers are gearing up for their moment in the political spotlight.
This week, a small set of TikTok tastemakers and IG mavens banded together to launch a trade group, the American Influencer Council.

Part of their goal is to legitimize influencing as an industry. The AIC wants to fund market research into the influencer economy and build a mentoring program for rising stars.
Another mission? Political lobbying.

Washington is not prepared for these skincare routines
The arrival of the AIC is well timed. The FTC is reviewing a topic near and dear to the hearts — and wallets — of influencers: Ad disclosures.
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*Tina Fey didn't personally wear blackface, she just wrote it into three episodes of her show, 30 Rock.