• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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      2 months ago

      Yes it is, they’re clearly not a real person yet they’re trying to post as if they’re a normal user.

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        2 months ago

        How would you define “astroturfing”? (I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t mean “person I disagree with”)

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          2 months ago

          Organisation or group trying to pass off as a real grassroots level individual advocating for a cause.

          Astroturf is fake grass(roots).