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Minneapolis officials have apologetically scrapped a plan to pay social media influencers from minority communities $2,000 each to post about the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former cop charged with murdering George Floyd.
Minneapolis scraps plan to pay influencers to share information during Chauvin trial
The plan to pay influencers to share city-approved messages during the trials of the officers charged in George Floyd s death drew criticism.
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The City of Minneapolis is no longer going to pay social media influencers to share information during the trials of the former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
This comes days after the City Council approved a Joint Information System (JIS) plan that would have paid influencers $2,000 each to share city-approved messages on social media.
With all eyes on Minneapolis again ahead of Derek Chauvin s murder trial, which begins March 8, city and state law enforcement officials have been preparing to keep the peace during the trial, including fortification efforts and sending in the Minnesota National Guard. (The trial for the other officers is scheduled for August.)