Polymarket and Kalshi Say Influencer Partners Can't Deny Election Results, Actually
Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have instructed their paid influencers to remove content that questions the integrity of election results. These platforms maintain internal policies that prohibit affiliates from spreading misinformation regarding election outcomes.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between prediction markets, influencer marketing, and the regulation of political misinformation.
Photograph: Ronaldo Bolaños/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story As the United States heads into an especially contentious midterm election season, prediction markets have already run into trouble with the political commentators they pay to promote their platforms. Both Kalshi and Polymarket have asked influencers to take down “paid partnership” tags on social media posts questioning the results of the Los Angeles mayoral election, the platforms confirmed to WIRED.
The report balances the actions of the platforms with the specific instances of influencer behavior without taking a side.
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