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Investigating Astroturfing Detection: An Overview of its Domains, Mitigation Techniques and Future Perspectives

2024 International Conference on Trends in Quantum Computing and Emerging Business Technologies
The term "astroturfing" has its origins in the brand product AstroTurf®, created by the "SportGroup" American subsidiary in the 1960s. AstroTurf® makes synthetic turf that looks like real grass and is used in sports arenas, lawns, and commercial spaces ...
Akshata Balasaheb Badade, Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj   +1 more
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Digital photographs, the challenge of astroturfing, and the semioethics of open iconicity

Semiotica: Journal of the International Association for Semiotic Studies
A practical topic of debate regarding the commonalities and differences between “the iconic” as a semiotic category and “cultural icons” is the manipulation of digital (moving) images, either by their author(s) or by some users. Such manipulations have
Ionut Untea
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Investigating Astroturfing Messages Masquerading as Grassroots Undermining Democratic Values

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology
A deceptive practice of orchestrated grassroots movements to influence public voices is termed "astroturfing." The mysterious groups disguise the true sponsor and receive funds to amplify astroturf messages using multiple platforms.
S. S
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Demystifying Astroturfing and Economic Narratives in Policymaking: A Review of Related Cases

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology
This paper aims to clarify the concept of astroturfing and explore its possibilities to influence policymaking through economic narratives. In the absence of a single verified definition, "astroturfing" implies a deceiving grassroots action staged by ...
S. B. S.
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Astroturfing como estratégia de pressão política nas convenções partidárias brasileiras

Revista Justiça Eleitoral em Debate
O texto analisa o uso do astroturfing como estratégia de manipulação política nas convenções partidárias brasileiras. Essa prática simula apoio popular por meio de ferramentas digitais, influenciando a escolha de candidatos com base em métricas ...
Cláudio Dell'Orto
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Manufacturing rage: The Russian Internet Research Agency's political astroturfing on social media

First Monday, 2020
This paper examines social media ads purchased by the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA). Using a public dataset, we employ a mixed method to analyze the thematic and strategic patterns of these ads.
Ahmed Al-Rawi, A. Rahman
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Astroturfing

2010
M.F.A. ; "This thesis represents the first third of a fictional novel entitled Astroturfing"--p.
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Astroturf and populism in Australia: The Convoy of No Confidence

Australian Journal of Political Science, 2014
The 'Convoy of No Confidence' was a trucking convoy that converged on Canberra in 2011 in a failed attempt to force the Gillard Labor government to an early election. At the time, there was widespread speculation that it was an 'astroturf' or synthetic grassroots movement. This article assesses the extent to which this alleged astroturf event exhibited
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Cleat-surface friction on new and old Astroturf

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 1975
The authors have studied the alterations in cleat-surface friction of AstroTurf associated with use and exposure. Three cleat types were studied on five year old turf and on an unused, unexposed turf sample of the same production batch. Tests were carried out with and against surface grain under wet and dry conditions.
K D, Bowers, R B, Martin
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Civil society and EU democracy: ‘astroturf’ representation?

Journal of European Public Policy, 2010
The growing uneasiness about the democratic deficit of the European Union (EU) has incited politicians and academics alike to look for remedies other than institutional reforms and giving more powers to the European Parliament. Strategies of ‘good governance’ shifted centre stage and the governance turn initiated a lively discourse on the democratic ...
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