To: Les H who wrote (48961 ) 11/18/2025 11:42:44 AM From: Les H Read Replies (1) | Respond to How the Rightwing has Used AI and Influencers to Make Up an Anti-Government Movement in Mexico Tamara Pearson account was among the first to publicly call for the November 15 protest. Describing itself as Generation Z, “anti-party,” “the disinterested generation” and “enough of the same old shit” – there are dozens of signs the account was not created by movement activists. The account does not follow, tag or interact with other longstanding movements, collectives, or grassroots organizations like unions or community or alternative media. The only groups it follows are bot-like replicas of itself, that have each posted perhaps four times in total. The account’s first posts were created exactly a month before the November 15 protest, and got hundreds of engagements (likes and comments) straight off the bat: a sign the account holder either has funds to pay for significant boosting, or that the posts were supported by bots.account on Facebook. There are few real humans to be seen. But in Mexico, while people often cover their faces in public videos denouncing crimes and injustice due to fear of persecution, it is always important to show at least the eyes, or the full group of farmers on the land being attacked or the Indigenous people meeting, women standing together and so on, to demonstrate that these communities are organizing and speaking out. The Generation Z Mexico accounts don’t have such visuals because they don’t actually meet, discuss, decide based on voting or consensus, hold speak-outs to build larger protests, and other staples of real movements.one. After Saturday’s march, they will have photos they can use, though even those are being digitally edited to make their crowds look bigger.influencer , who has 177,000 followers, and dedicates all her posts to fashion and to photos of herself posing. She openly advertises that she is available for paid promotions.How the Rightwing has Used AI and Influencers to Make Up an Anti-Government Movement in Mexico - CounterPunch.org
