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>and often illegal Really? Our government does it.

• rsynnott 13y ago
  Which country is that? I know a few do. However, that falls under propaganda, rather than a dishonest commercial practice, so the law will generally be different. Most developed countries have some laws regulating astroturfing, though implementation is often iffy, and at worst penalties are rarely that severe. Samsung was fined a few hundred thousand for it in Taiwan recently, and is under investigation in other countries, for example.