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Re:Facebook says it has removed promotion of anti-quarantine... by recursive on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:55PM (#22929754)
Your reddit link includes photos of real people at a demonstration. Astro-turfing wouldn't produce that, unless they were paid actors.
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Re:Facebook says it has removed promotion of anti-quarantine... by p1necone on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:35PM (#22930566)
Astroturfing influences other peoples behaviour - that's the whole point.
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Re:Facebook says it has removed promotion of anti-quarantine... by recursive on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:37PM (#22930575)
In that case, it seems a little trickier to distinguish astroturfing vs. something I just personally do not agree with.
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