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Prediction markets ban affiliates' election misinformation
Kalshi and Polymarket require paid affiliates to stop election-denial posts, putting sponsored political content under market rules
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Kalshi and Polymarket told paid affiliates to remove election-denial posts or risk losing sponsorship support, turning platform rules into a test of sponsored political content.
- Frame 1Kalshi and Polymarket require paid affiliates to stop election-denial posts, putting sponsored political content under market rules.
- Frame 2The platforms told sponsored creators to remove election-misinformation posts or risk losing paid partnership support.
- Frame 3Kalshi's policy covers election, legal ruling, and official-determination claims tied to election markets.
- Frame 4Polymarket says affiliate posts spreading false or misleading election claims violate its creator terms.
- Frame 5Two paid affiliates were told to lose sponsorship tags or remove posts, putting creator payments under pressure.
- Frame 6Next pressure: enforcement must decide which sponsored election posts stay up, lose labels, or lose money.
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- Jun 8, 11:18 PM EDT
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