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Internet Campaigning for Grassroots and Astroturf Support
Social Science Computer Review, 2007This article explores how participation was promoted on the web sites of U.S. Senate candidates in the 2004 election. The research formalizes the concept of plagiarized participation, whereby would-be participators are encouraged to present the words of others as their own in support of a cause. The campaign web site functions of encouraging supporters
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Honest review flywheels for small operators Fake reviews cost more in the long run than the bad reviews they hide, and an honest review-asking discipline beats every shortcut because the platforms have spent ten years learning to detect the shortcuts. Astroturf is a leverage tool that returns less every year as platform detection improves and reader ...
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Manifestations of Astroturfing In Mongolia’s Digital Environment
JournalismThe rapid expansion of social media and digital communication platforms has increased the capacity to influence public opinion and shape information flows within online environments. In this context, astroturfing, defined as the artificial creation of grassroots public support, has emerged as an important issue in digital politics and information ...
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Political Astroturfing on Twitter: How to Coordinate a Disinformation Campaign
Political Communication, 2020Junghwan Yang +2 more
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