Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) used and directed staff to make burner accounts in order to bolster her online image, according to a Wired report.
The South Carolina congresswoman chairs the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, knows how to code, and is one of the more computer-savvy members of the House.
Former Mace staffers suggested to Wired that she and her staff boosted her social media presence with burner accounts designed to promote her. “We had to make multiple accounts, burner accounts, and go and reply to comments, saying things that weren’t true — even Reddit forums,” an unnamed former Mace staffer said.
“We were congressional staff, and there were actual things we could be doing to help the constituents,” they added.
Wired
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