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I'm not familiar with the term astroturf in this context. Explain?
by samelawrence 13y ago
I'm not familiar with the term astroturf in this context. Explain?
- positr0n 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing Basically it's a play on "grass roots" movements. Powerful groups attempt to mimic grass roots, populist movements by hiring a bunch of employees to pose and regular people and write comments on forums, etc. And as you know, astroturf is fake grass.
- lukateake 13y agoOne definition: "online comment threads and forums are being hijacked by people who aren't what they seem." [1] [1] http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/feb/23/need-to-protect-internet-from-astroturfing http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/fe...