Canvassers discovered they were working to drum up turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements

Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald Trump has come under renewed scrutiny after paid canvassers reported not knowing beforehand that they were being hired to support the former president.

Workers recruited by Musk’s America Pac to canvass in the battleground state of Michigan only discovered they were working for the Space X and Tesla entrepreneur to drum up voter turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements, Wired reported.

“I knew nothing of the job, or much of the job description, other than going door to door and asking the voters who are they voting for,” a canvasser who was flown to Michigan from another state told the website. “Then, after I signed over an NDA, is when I found out we are for Republicans and with Trump.”

The canvassers also said they faced threats to their working conditions if they failed to meet stringent door-knocking targets.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    26 days ago

    so soldiers and riot cops won’t shy away from going physical on civilians

    You were so close up to this point.

    When you’re placed in an area far from home, the chances of you being pressured socially to violate ethics is lower.

    But yeah, American cops are pygmalian bastards and unredeemable so why try, etc.

    • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      26 days ago

      When you’re placed in an area far from home, the chances of you being pressured socially to violate ethics is lower.

      Can you explain that one further?