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minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·51 minutes agoYes it is, they’re clearly not a real person yet they’re trying to post as if they’re a normal user.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·43 minutes agoHow would you define “astroturfing”? (I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t mean “person I disagree with”)
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-240 minutes agoOrganisation or group trying to pass off as a real grassroots level individual advocating for a cause. Astroturf is fake grass(roots).
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 minutes agoOk and how does that definition apply to a user that has posted less than one topical news article per day and zero vote manipulation?
Thats not what astroturfing means.
Yes it is, they’re clearly not a real person yet they’re trying to post as if they’re a normal user.
How would you define “astroturfing”? (I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t mean “person I disagree with”)
Organisation or group trying to pass off as a real grassroots level individual advocating for a cause.
Astroturf is fake grass(roots).
Ok and how does that definition apply to a user that has posted less than one topical news article per day and zero vote manipulation?
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