Civil-service women Influencers accept gifts instead of cash payments

Evidence

The second category is made up of Influencers whose daytime jobs do not allow them to be under other contractual agreements. These are usually women in civil service jobs who are unable to receive monetary payment for their advertising services, and so attend exclusive events and receive products for free, in exchange for producing reviews on social media. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 226

Categorization

• QUESTION: This constraint from government employment producing gift-based barter raises questions about how legal/ethical restrictions shape regional influencer labor markets.
• XREF: connects to: Instagram’s 2014 bot purge pushed Influencers to perform authenticity strategically. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 235

Broader Connections

• Instagram’s 2014 bot purge pushed Influencers to perform authenticity strategically. #expands (0.72) — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 235