“A lot of us are very small creators. So if we were to get penalized and we have to get lawyers, stuff like that, it’s going to be very difficult for us.”

States are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks before voting ended in California's primary for governor, Los Angeles-based influencer Shaka Smith took to Instagram to tell his more than 700,000…