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川普愛將捲金錢醜聞!極右翼網紅遭爆一則政治貼文收16萬 恐觸法規模糊地帶

知情人士指控盧默長期接受私人客戶付費在社群平台發布政治貼文,且未公開揭露款項,涉及金額超過6萬美元。

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華盛頓郵報報導,美國極右翼網紅盧默被指控長期接受私人客戶付費,在社群平台發布政治貼文且未揭露款項,涉及金額超過6萬美元。知情人士包括前川普競選團隊顧問布魯瑟威茲及其他3人,其中2人坦承直接付費。盧默強烈否認,並稱自己是記者與公共事務活躍分子。

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美國聯邦貿易委員會規定部落客與網紅在接受付費代言產品時必須揭露,但該機構對「政治廣告」並無管轄權,使得民主、共和兩黨的政治網紅得以在倡議與廣告之間的法律灰色地帶運作。

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華盛頓郵報獨家報導,美國極右翼網紅兼活躍分子盧默(Laura Loomer)遭多名知情人士爆料,指其長期接受私人客戶付費,在社群平台上發布政治性貼文,且從未公開揭露這些款項。此事凸顯川普政府陣營中最具影響力的網路煽動者之一,其背後隱藏的「影響力變現」商業模式。

這項指控由2024年川普競選團隊顧問布魯瑟威茲(Alex Bruesewitz)及其他3名匿名人士共同提出。其中2人坦承曾直接付費給盧默,要求她在擁有190萬粉絲的社群平台X帳號上發布政治訊息;另一人則表示,曾監督客戶向她付款。華郵檢視的銀行交易紀錄顯示,自去年5月以來,有4筆總計超過6萬美元(約新台幣197萬元)的款項,匯給盧默及登記在她名下、位於佛羅里達州的「King Breaker Media」公司。

2名知情人士透露,盧默的推文收費行情約在3000至5000美元(約新台幣9.8萬至16.4萬元)之間,有時甚至更高。這些曾向盧默付費的人士指出,她雖然有時難以預測,但確實是一位「有效的訊息傳遞者」,且是嘗試將訊息「直達天聽」給川普的關鍵管道。

作為川普最著名的網路追隨者之一,盧默強烈否認收錢發推文的指控。她自稱是記者與公共事務活躍分子,反駁自己是「收錢推廣特定政治事業的網紅」的說法。盧默解釋,布魯瑟威茲去年確實曾付費委託她製作一份研究文件,而她隨後也將該資訊散布出去,「我絕沒有對一則推文收取5000美元」,「在美國,靠自己的本事謀生並不違法。」

在華郵與盧默討論此事約1小時後,她突然在X上宣布將暫停她的網路節目「Loomer Unleashed」,理由是為了追求「健康的生活平衡」,並籌備即將到來的婚禮。盧默堅稱,這項聲明是早已排定好的。

現年33歲的盧默,在川普第二任期內曾與他一同出行,並在橢圓形辦公室進行私下會面。美國聯邦貿易委員會(FTC)雖規定部落客與網紅在接受付費代言產品時必須揭露,但該機構對「政治廣告」並無管轄權,使得民主、共和兩黨的政治網紅得以在倡議與廣告之間的法律灰色地帶運作。

專門追蹤網路極端主義與假訊息的Open Measures資深研究員霍爾特(Jared Holt)指出,盧默是擁有極大影響力且能直達總統天聽的人,但政治網紅普遍缺乏透明度,將進一步削弱大眾對網路資訊真實性的信心。

一名曾委託盧默發文的消息人士形容,她就像一顆「核彈」:「這很有效,但如果你不小心的話,也會把很多事情搞砸。」

對此,盧默則視為一種讚美:「我很高興人們認為我有效率且具備影響力。我絕不會為了把『人們對我的恐懼』變現而道歉。」

白宮方面目前拒絕對此事件發表評論。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 盧默可能面臨公眾與媒體關於其政治網紅活動透明度的進一步質疑與調查

    Likely · Within weeks

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  • 盧默是否會面臨法律調查或處罰
  • 白宮是否會對此事發表官方立場
  • 其他付費客戶的身份是否會被公開

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