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on Friday August 21 2015, @07:03PM
from the everything-on-the-internet-is-true dept.
from the everything-on-the-internet-is-true dept.
The BBC reports that a Russian former astroturfer has been awarded one rouble ($0.01) in damages after she sued her ex-employer to expose it as a propaganda "factory". The BBC confuses "troll" with "astroturfer" but makes the point that she and hundreds of colleagues at Internet Research in St Petersburg were paid to flood websites with pro-Putin commentary. Astroturfers are nothing new, M$ has been using them for ages to push their agenda, and lately even governments are officially in on the action. The British example is the 77th brigade. As to the Russian example, the former astroturfer is happy with the award even though it is small because it exposes the activity for what it is.
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Ex-Astroturfer Wins Lawsuit Against Propaganda 'Factory'
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(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Friday August 21 2015, @08:00PM
The BBC confuses "troll" with "astroturfer"
To be fair, the BBC does at least put it in inverted commas in this article - but then it doesn't really explain who it appears to be quoting, either.
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