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Instagram to launch crackdown on paid social media influencers, says UK watchdog

Fb-owned Instagram has agreed to crack down on hidden promoting on its platform by so-called ‘social media influencers’, and is promising to make use of know-how to identify these flouting the principles.
Facebook-owned Instagram has agreed to crack down on hidden advertising on its platform by so-called ‘social media influencers’, and is promising to use technology to spot those flouting the rules.

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