← Back to context Comment by jjtheblunt 10 hours ago language question: what does astroturfed mean here? (i know that astroturf is artificial grass.) 2 comments jjtheblunt Reply locusofself 10 hours ago It's when people (or bots) acting in bad faith make a lot of noise to make it seem like there is a strong support for some (usually bad) position. It' a play on the term "grassroots". Fake grassroots=astroturfing jjtheblunt 6 hours ago excellent explanation. thank you.
locusofself 10 hours ago It's when people (or bots) acting in bad faith make a lot of noise to make it seem like there is a strong support for some (usually bad) position. It' a play on the term "grassroots". Fake grassroots=astroturfing jjtheblunt 6 hours ago excellent explanation. thank you.
It's when people (or bots) acting in bad faith make a lot of noise to make it seem like there is a strong support for some (usually bad) position. It' a play on the term "grassroots". Fake grassroots=astroturfing
excellent explanation. thank you.