@adivunsolicited: The New York Post claims Mayor Mamdani is paying a 200-person "secret social media army" with tax dollars to fix his image. As one of those 200 creators, I’ve never been paid a single dime to post about him. Not one. Legacy media can’t wrap their heads around a millennial mayor who grew up on the internet, understands how our generation actually gets news, and doesn't need consultants to explain social media. THE FACT IS WE JUST LIKE THE MAYOR……City Hall gives creators the exact same access journalists get: story pitches, policy updates, and event access, with zero direction and zero pay. Shoutout to the mayors new media team for building a network that actually communicates with New York.The $5k–$20k contracts the Post is obsessing over aren't even part of this creator group. Those are standard public health and agency PSAs, a practice that started years ago under de Blasio and Adams. Meanwhile, California literally proposed $19M for creator campaigns while NYC’s outreach cost $0. The right is terrified because they can't buy real engagement, so they have to manufacture it. Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon put commentators on federal payrolls, influencers like Tim Pool took millions in Kremlin-backed money, and Trump’s team spent $2.3M+ on a single influencer firm. So ask yourself: Why are 200 New Yorkers talking about their city for free the headline, but actual government-funded propaganda gets a pass? #mamdani #nyc #nypost #influencers

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