In Veles, meeting the producers of fake news
2017
16
31-35
digitalisation ; social network ; information dissemination ; young worker ; hidden economy ; trade union document
Technology
English
"In Veles, a run-down city in Macedonia, a discrete but prosperous sector is booming – the fake news industry. Hitting the headlines during the US elections, the industry is in the hands of young people with in-depth knowledge of the social media and their followers. Without any prospects of finding decently paid work, they have occupied this niche in the digital economy – and are doing very well out of it. Yet there are certain red lines they are not prepared to cross."
Digital;Paper
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