• Deceptichum
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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).

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          2 months ago

          Ok and how does that definition apply to a user that has posted less than one topical news article per day and zero vote manipulation?

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            2 months ago

            Because they’re not a real user, and the account will stop posting after tomorrow?

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                    An account who pops up to push party propaganda just before an election and leaves straight after is.

                    Why do you try so hard to pivot to all and anyone in your posts? Is this a tactic to derail a argument you’re losing?

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        2 months ago

        Are you? Did tolerating astroturfing win the election?