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  1. chdot
    Admin

    (or fora) - but probably not this one...

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    Every month more evidence piles up, suggesting that online comment threads and forums are being hijacked by people who aren’t what they seem to be. The anonymity of the web gives companies and governments golden opportunities to run astroturf operations: fake grassroots campaigns, which create the impression that large numbers of people are demanding or opposing particular policies. This deception is most likely to occur where the interests of companies or governments come into conflict with the interests of the public. For example, there’s a long history of tobacco companies creating astroturf groups to fight attempts to regulate them.
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    http://www.monbiot.com/2011/02/23/robot-wars/

    Posted 13 years ago #
  2. wingpig
    Member

    I've often wondered what's behind the EEN's rabidity. Would it be car manufacturers, vehicle insurance providers, oil companies or road maintenance contractors pretending to be honest law-abiding cycle-hating members of the public?

    Posted 13 years ago #
  3. ruggtomcat
    Member

    I hope so, the alternative is numpties, and thats really depressing.

    Posted 13 years ago #
  4. It's time I came clean, I'm actually the CEO of ShellexacoBP and drive 73 SUVs...

    Posted 13 years ago #
  5. RJ
    Member

    ... at the same time? Your skills and capability know no bounds ;)

    Posted 13 years ago #

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