(originally US politics, now social media, marketing) The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
Used in a Sentence
astroturfing
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for astroturfing.
Editorial note
There's probably 99% chances that you will detect NK astroturfing (they're not natives), but how well can you detect astroturfing from your country?
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Quick take
(originally US politics, now social media, marketing) The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for astroturfing.
noun
(originally US politics, now social media, marketing) The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
Example sentences
There's probably 99% chances that you will detect NK astroturfing (they're not natives), but how well can you detect astroturfing from your country?
If you're going to be paranoid about shills, astroturfing, and misinformation, at least be paranoid on all sides.
Occam has no trouble accounting for most of what people call trolling, astroturfing, and shilling in controversial threads.
Are you saying that the other account is literally Taleb, and that he's known for astroturfing campaigns?
Anyone with genuine concerns about astroturfing on HN should email them to us at hn@ycombinator.com.
When any of you have concerns about astroturfing, you're welcome to send them to hn@ycombinator.com.
Users flagged this story, presumably because some of the comments look suspiciously like astroturfing.
Accusations of shillage or astroturfing without evidence are not allowed on Hacker News.
Glad someone else saw it too, but hn isn't a victim of astroturfing....
Accusations of astroturfing and shilling without evidence are not allowed on Hacker News.
Gaslighting, astroturfing, and worse are real things that happen on the internet.
But I think you are being downvoted since there is clearly some astroturfing going on the comments to this post.
Quote examples
That's not practical when I desperately need to get somewhere stat." And even with the internet, verifying all of that, and making sure that it's accurate, up to date, and not just astroturfing isn't practical either.
Proper noun examples
Astroturfing being present or not is simply a function of size and influence.
Astroturfing accounts get banned, and usually we'll ban the submitters' accounts and the site as well.
Astroturfing is an old technique by now, and judging by Uber's other behavior, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they used it.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use astroturfing in a sentence?
There's probably 99% chances that you will detect NK astroturfing (they're not natives), but how well can you detect astroturfing from your country?
What does astroturfing mean?
(originally US politics, now social media, marketing) The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
What part of speech is astroturfing?
astroturfing is commonly used as noun.