Discussion Whats the deal with Chorus 'scholarship' or dark money fund?

[bononos]

Taylor Lorenz wrote an article on Wired which says that Chorus founded by Brian Tyler Cohen which hands out generous funding to left wing influencers has secrecy clauses in their contracts which BTC refutes.
Whats going on here?

 

[KMFJD]

you gotta grease the wheels to keep the ship from veering off to the left

seems a lot of 'democrat' influencers where paid money to hype Kamala's campaign and to steer conversations away from certain topics (these people are very mad at the moment btw)

example's

Influencers get access to political conventions as campaigns court young voters

Democratic National Convention Invited Creators to Attend; 13 Influencers Who Shared Their Experiences

Influencers in the wild at the DNC
The DNC has invited more than 200 social media posters to record and share its convention online

Live from the DNC, it could be one of your favorite online influencers

At DNC, influencers battle journalists for space and access

The DNC Is Officially the Influencer Convention

Social Media Influencers to Speak at the Democratic Convention

While they have millions of followers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, this week they will share the podium with the top tier of Democratic politics.

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[KMFJD]

fyi she wrote the same article about the GOP and their influencers last year

Stop letting right wing influencers cosplay as ‘independent’ media

+ Inside a Russian influence operation, a 'Who TF Did I Marry' TV show, TikTok's alien invasion, and why Gen Zs love choking each other out

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[amenx]

Although not stated as such, they basically dont like the direction the Dems are going with majority opposition to Israel and the Gaza genocide. And want to focus only on domestic politics. David Packman, Brian Cohen, Aaron Parnas, Meidas Touch, members of Chorus, dont discuss Gaza. And I'll bet Chorus wants to expand their dem influencers network along that line. So you can guess who the dark money sources may be and why they want to keep it secret.

 

[Pens1566]

I'm not sure I get the outrage (in either direction) with this one. Seems like a circular firing squad with no real benefits.

 

[amenx]

I'm not sure I get the outrage (in either direction) with this one. Seems like a circular firing squad with no real benefits.

Basically boils down to this. Select dem influencers will be paid for their content if it adheres to certain stipulations, incl not disclosing who they are paid by or that they are even paid at all. Other stipulations involve not attacking or criticizing Dem officials or other members of Chorus. The nature of their content may be required to adhere to certain guidelines as well. When you are paid up to $8k a month, many will not want to rock the boat and adhere to whatever guidelines are set for them. This could alter political debates on various matters, ie, foreign vs domestic issues. That dark money is involved suggests nefarious agendas may be at play.

 

[amenx]

Taylor Lorenz wrote an article on Wired which says that Chorus founded by Brian Tyler Cohen which hands out generous funding to left wing influencers has secrecy clauses in their contracts which BTC refutes.
Whats going on here?

BTC may refute but gets refuted himself by Lorenz. Quite convincingly I might add.