That may be, but my understanding of the comment you are replying to is that it is non-advertising techniques which are distasteful. > manufacturing “3rd-party

That may be, but my understanding of the comment you are replying to is that it is non-advertising techniques which are distasteful. > manufacturing “3rd-party grass roots” support ...is effectively trying to achieve advertising goals outside advertising channels using deception - astroturfing, etc.