• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    1 month 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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      1 month ago

      How would you define “astroturfing”? (I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t mean “person I disagree with”)

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        1 month 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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          1 month 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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            1 month ago

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

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                    1 month ago

                    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?