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Influencers beware: The U.K. is cracking down on undisclosed Instagram shilling

Facebook’s Instagram unit has bowed to the demands of British regulators and agreed to crack down on hidden advertising in influencers’ posts. It’s a longstanding issue—influencers are, well, influential, and that makes them useful for endorsing products and services, but it’s often far from clear when they’re being paid for these endorsements. In the U.S., […]