The US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics

v-Fluence had new prospects with the US government in the 2020s. 

In 2020 the USDA contracted with a "strategic communications firm" called White House Writers Group (WHWG) for up to $4.9m. It was part of a USDA strategy to undermine Europe's Farm to Fork, an environmental policy which aimed to reduce pesticide use by 50% by 2030...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/government-funded-social-network-attacking-pesticide-critics