Social Media's Black Market of Stolen Identities

In this Nov. 6, 2013 file photo, the Twitter bird logo is on an updated phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter's most urgent task is naming a new CEO.

New York Times reporter Nicholas Confessore discusses his recent article, “Buying Online Influence From a Shadowy Market.” He investigates social media’s black market, where celebrities, athletes, pundits and politicians can buy millions of fake followers. Confessore also profiles the women and men who have had their identities stolen and used by fake Twitter accounts.

 This segment is guest hosted by Arun Venugopal.