I don’t know about Monsanto, but I have knowledge of the social media policies of both Apple and MS and you couldn’t be more wrong. Don’t mistake personal bias/

I don’t know about Monsanto, but I have knowledge of the social media policies of both Apple and MS and you couldn’t be more wrong. Don’t mistake personal bias/company pride for an organized sock puppet campaign. MS allows its employees to comment on matters in a personal capacity with a disclaimer indicating such. Apple employees are not supposed to comment at all, and can be terminated for doing so. Both explicity forbid shilling, and there is no encouragement by the company to do anything like what you’re describing. This should be obvious if one considers how many lawyers they employ whose sole job it is to prevent them from being sued, charged, or investigated. I know folks at both companies, and while everyone is unique, I noticed that many have a lot of pride in their employer, have a strong dislike for competitors, and would likely engage in expressing their disagreement voluntarily.