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In Veles, meeting the producers of fake news

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Matejcic, Barbara

HesaMag

2017

16

31-35

digitalisation ; social network ; information dissemination ; young worker ; hidden economy ; trade union document

Republic of Macedonia

Technology

http://www.etui.org/

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."

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