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by jjtheblunt 112 days ago
language question: what does astroturfed mean here? (i know that astroturf is artificial grass.)
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locusofself 112 days ago
It's when people (or bots) acting in bad faith make a lot of noise to make it seem like there is a strong support for some (usually bad) position. It' a play on the term "grassroots". Fake grassroots=astroturfing
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jjtheblunt 112 days ago
excellent explanation. thank you.
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