"Weaponized activists" was an instrument of non-market competition for a long while now. It's kind of a more modern, more legal take on "send some mobsters to

"Weaponized activists" was an instrument of non-market competition for a long while now. It's kind of a more modern, more legal take on "send some mobsters to mess them up". You find (or make) an activist group opposing a certain development - and then covertly funnel funding and support to them so that they can do as much damage as possible and stall your competition for as long as possible.