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More than 50 million Americans are getting their news from influencers on the internet

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Pew Research Center released a report this week that found that around one in five US adults regularly receive news from news influencers.

That’s more than 50 million people getting their news from influencers on Facebook, Instagram , TikTok , X, or YouTube .

Right-leaning creators have been steadily building an entire online ecosystem that feeds into their political ideology.

Elon Musk wanted X to be the digital town square, but the billionaire’s backing of Trump could be making that dream less possible.

Anyone can buy data tracking US soldiers and spies to nuclear vaults in Germany .

Trump appointee to lead the FCC wants to turn the agency into an online speech police.