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I follow some somewhat popular accounts who occasionally advocate for a product they enjoy even though they aren't being paid to. It would be nice to know for sure when the sentiment is legitimate or bought.

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Is it still a sentiment if it is bought?

Most ads include feigned sentiment, in my experience.

The result is that those influencers will be paid under the table and won't label their posts as ads.

Just compare German and US influencer spam to see that laws like this actually have an effect.

That's literally the point of this thread, to make that illegal since the only valid meaning of under the table is illegally paying a wage.

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