[Updated] Minneapolis To Hire Social Media Influencers To Spread ‘City Approved’ Messages During Derek Chauvin Trial

Update: Minneapolis has reconsidered this program. Please see here for further coverage.

The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, says it is hiring “social media influencers” from local minority communities to help facilitate the spread of news and combat “misinformation” during Derek Chauvin’s trial, reportedly in the hopes that they may head off unrest.