Meta's creator payments fund overseas pro-Hanson posts targeting Australians

A Guardian investigation found an Indonesian woman in West Java earns Meta creator payments by posting political content in a 26,000-member 'Team Pauline Hanson' Facebook group. She says she's chasing engagement revenue, not pushing ideology. So Meta's monetisation model — which pays creators for high-performing posts — effectively bankrolls overseas creators producing political content aimed at Australian audiences.