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Political Astroturfing on Twitter: How to Coordinate a Disinformation Campaign [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
"Political astroturfing, a centrally coordinated disinformation campaign in which participants pretend to be ordinary citizens acting independently, has the potential to influence electoral outcomes and other forms of political behavior.
B. Keller, Franziska   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

“Şebekeleşmiş Otoriteryanizm” ya da Otoriter Rejimlerin Siber Alanla İlişkisi: Rusya ve Çin Üzerine Bir Literatür İncelemesi

open access: yesTürkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2018
Bilişim teknolojilerinin ve özellikle internetin yaygınlaşması ile otoriter rejimlerin demokratikleşeceği ve şeffaflık kazanacağı 1990’larda güçlü bir beklentiydi.
Mustafa Cem Oğuz
doaj   +1 more source

Fine-Grained Recommendation Mechanism to Curb Astroturfing in Crowdsourcing Systems

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2017
Crowdsourcing activities, carrying out large-scale tasks via wisdoms of crowds, are widely used in practice. However, it is hard for users to find tasks that are suitable for them.
Zhiwei Guo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Fake Majority:

open access: yesLa Revista Icono 14
Purpose: This study explores how perceived astroturfing and media literacy influence individuals’ critical responses to online content. It examines whether awareness of astroturfing and self-reported evaluation style mediate this relationship ...
Tanase Tasente, Cristina-Dana Popescu
doaj   +1 more source

Astroturfing

open access: yes, 2010
M.F.A."This thesis represents the first third of a fictional novel entitled Astroturfing"--p.
Zrinsky, Eric M., 1985-
core   +1 more source

Political Astroturfing on Twitter: How to Coordinate a Disinformation Campaign

open access: yes, 2022
Political astroturfing, a centrally coordinated disinformation campaign in which participants pretend to be ordinary citizens acting independently, has the potential to influence electoral outcomes and other forms of political behavior.
Franziska Keller   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Public’s vulnerability against abusive practices of communication employed by organizations: limitations for civil monitoring

open access: yesComunicação e Sociedade, 2014
The present article reflects on the matter of civil surveillance over abusive practices of communication employed by private organizations, addressing how such practices, focused on an attempt to corrupt public opinion, create a fuzzy category whose ...
Marcio Simeone Henriques   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vulnerabilidade dos públicos frente a práticas abusivas de comunicação empregadas por organizações: limitações para o monitoramento civil

open access: yesComunicação e Sociedade, 2014
O presente artigo reflete acerca da vigilância civil sobre práticas de comunicação abusi- vas empregadas por organizações privadas, abordando como tais práticas, voltadas para uma tentativa de corromper a opinião pública, criam uma categoria difusa cujo ...
Marcio Simeone Henriques   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Bots Threaten Democracy by Misrepresenting Actors and Ideas: The Case of the 2022 Swedish Election

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, Volume 49, Issue 4, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Online democratic discourse faces threats from diverse forms of information manipulation, including disinformation campaigns and foreign influence operations. Among these, political bots represent a covert and scalable threat, infiltrating online debates, amplifying select viewpoints, and distorting perceptions of public opinion.
Linus Wahlberg
wiley   +1 more source

RISK TOO MUCH TO GAIN TOO LITTLE: ASTROTURFING STRATEGY, ITS PRESUMED EFFECTS AND LIMITATIONS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Astroturfing strategies are deceptive mechanisms that hide the source of the information from the publics. By not disclosing the persuasive intent and identity of the sources behind these communicative efforts, organizations expect to get more benefits ...
Andreu Perez, Loarre
core  

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