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Facebook scarmbles to handle politicians paying influencers for posts

In the past, political entities were technically barred from offering money for posts, which has become a common practice for marketers

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Facebook is trying to clarify how it will handle a new wrinkle in the world of digital political advertising: politicians paying influencers to post on social media platforms like Instagram, which it owns.

In the past, political entities were technically barred from offering money for posts, which has become a common practice for marketers. But Facebook is changing its policy after a New York Times report this week about how Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign is paying Instagram creators to make and distribute posts making him “look cool.”

A company spokeswoman said Facebook has heard from multiple campaigns about the subject, and wanted