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Title: Are you an Astroturfer?
Post by: Woz on March 14, 2011, 09:28:11 AM

QuoteThe need to protect the internet from 'astroturfing' grows ever more urgent.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/feb/23/need-to-protect-internet-from-astroturfing

Quote... the use of sophisticated software to drown out real people on web forums – is on the rise. How do we stop it?

Title: Re: Are you an Astroturfer?
Post by: dogboy on March 14, 2011, 12:12:03 PM

If you can't beat em...

Title: Re: Are you an Astroturfer?
Post by: jetboy on March 17, 2011, 08:28:29 PM

Or a sock puppet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ8Zumd9rGs

Title: Re: Are you an Astroturfer?
Post by: Rumbas on March 17, 2011, 10:44:25 PM

Maybe even a troll?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29

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