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Dave RahardjaStraight out of a dystopian movie, this clip shows a group of people cheering the unveiling of one of 33 speed cameras that went live in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanFrancisco</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sfba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sfba</a> this week.I think these cameras are a giveaway to the supplier. It’s very difficult to find out how much these cameras cost, but it appears to be around $50k per camera per year, or $8M for a five-year pilot period hxxps://banthecams.org/posts/2024/12/29/san-francisco-speed-cameras/. They are operated by Verra Mobility (Redflex). If the city really wants to slow cars down, there are other traffic-calming techniques that are much cheaper in the long run. I’ve also found it distasteful that WalkSF has been continually promoting these speed cameras under the guise of “pedestrian safety”, while having events sponsored by Verra Mobility. Smells super astroturfy to me. hxxps://www.instagram.com/walksf/p/C-_SnX9SGnOVideo source: hxxps://www.instagram.com/reel/DHbvRDwSjpd/<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>

BelugaIf <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> in the Fediverse is a sign of its growing importance, then we're on a good track. 😬 Check out the fusionenergy hashtag. All identical/very similar posts hyping fusion energy, all coming from social.freysa.ai. And the accounts' avatars are all the same style. Interesting.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climateDiary</a>

neverbeatenHere are some of the posts. They were all posted (or at least ingested by mas.to) sequentially. Clearly some bot or AI driven accounts all being told to post the same thing. Or real people being shills for big tech/AIcrypto/nuclear power lobbyists.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lobbyists</a>

neverbeatenMy timeline just got bombed by very similar posts from various accounts using the hashtags <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sustainability</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#innovation</a> all promoting the use of nuclear power for AI and data centers run by the tech giants. It seems like an <a href="https://mas.to/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a> campaign right here on Mastodon. Nuclear energy is not sustainable. I’ll block any account that seeems to be part of this.

𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚖𝚕𝚎𝚛🛢️ <> ☀️ <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astroturfing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturfing</a> der Fossilindustrie vom Feinsten: RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5i63kapeccend4yynsylidqt/post/3ljutf2s2bk2c" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5i63kapeccend4yynsylidqt/post/3ljutf2s2bk2c</a>

CloudslaveTurns out at least one of the hecklers was a paid Liberal party professional. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturfing</a>

Johnny Demonic<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@luckytran</a> If American people could make the national budget together, hands-on, without conniving politicians to distract us and siphon money, would we still choose to send money abroad? To play goody two shoes? When we are not all fed, housed, educated? When healthcare is too expensive?Charity begins at home. Sending aid abroad is a view held by the privileged class, who have no idea what hunger and poverty in America is like. They just like the glow of largesse and magnanimity from giving away "Other People's Money" ( to quote Margaret Thatcher *cringe* ) while ignoring homeless people here in America.No. You want the slick bullshit of "foreign" people, acting all happy for the camera.Warms your heart, makes you feel all superior, like YOU had anything to do with it. Hey, it's the American people's money. You are either astro-turfing for some party that siphons USAID money, or belong to a privileged class.I am homeless. How about some aid for me?I am a former Democrat voter, who was made homeless by the Biden administration in 2023, as a VA programmer with Federal clearance, who turned whistle-blower and called out egregious government waste.This is my first-hand experience, not some slick commercial I saw in the media.Your ad is pure propaganda! Like Musk, or hate him, he is right on this one.<a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/CancelUSAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CancelUSAID</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/JailForBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JailForBiden</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USAID</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/USVeteran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USVeteran</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/astroturf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturf</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lies</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/GovernmentWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GovernmentWaste</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GovernmentSpending</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/Accenture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accenture</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/AccentureFederalServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AccentureFederalServices</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/AFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AFS</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VA</a> <a href="https://chaotic.fun/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Veterans</a>

CelloMom On Cars"Internal record shows <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>’s second largest oil and gas producer donated to organizations that deny <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> is an emergency and question emissions goals."<a href="https://www.desmog.com/2025/01/30/cenovus-funded-grassroots-groups-that-oppose-climate-laws-document-reveals/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.desmog.com/2025/01/30/cenovus-funded-grassroots-groups-that-oppose-climate-laws-document-reveals/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturfing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDenial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateDenial</a>

h o ʍ l e t t→ I Ditched the Algorithm for RSS—and You Should Too <a href="https://joeyehand.com/blog/2025/01/15/i-ditched-the-algorithm-for-rssand-you-should-too/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://joeyehand.com/blog/2025/01/15/i-ditched-the-algorithm-for-rssand-you-should-too/</a>“[P]latforms [are] built for engagement, not efficiency. Instead of showing you high-quality posts upfront, they pad your feed with <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memes</a>, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spam</a>, and <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a>.”“<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RSS</a> is like your youtube <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#subscription</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/feed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feed</a> in hyperdrive. Subscribe to sites you love and decide what shows up — no exploitative social media <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algorithm</a> needed. No more <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ads</a> or algorithms deciding how to keep you <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/doomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doomscrolling</a>.”<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/engagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engagement</a>

Cassandra NeoReddit "Friend" Bots<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reddit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisinformationCampaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisinformationCampaigns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturfing</a><a href="https://write.as/cassandra-neo/reddit-friend-bots" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://write.as/cassandra-neo/reddit-friend-bots</a>

Carabanchelnet 🔻 #7291‬📌De cómo la Púnica y Díaz Ayuso ilustran el ‘astroturfing’ y los ‘troll center’ <a href="https://carabanchel.net/de-como-la-punica-y-diaz-ayuso-ilustran-el-astroturfing-y-los-troll-center/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://carabanchel.net/de-como-la-punica-y-diaz-ayuso-ilustran-el-astroturfing-y-los-troll-center/</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Carabanchel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Carabanchel</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Madrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Madrid</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/cuentasfalsas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cuentasfalsas</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/maquinariadesinformadora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maquinariadesinformadora</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/punica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#punica</a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ayusoprision7291" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ayusoprision7291</a>

EricJInternet & elände

ProWindkraft Südbaden<a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EIKE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EIKE</a>, <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Vernunftkraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vernunftkraft</a>, Oskar <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Lafontaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lafontaine</a>, Enoch zu Gutenberg, FDP Familie <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Luksic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Luksic</a>, <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/FritzVahrenholt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FritzVahrenholt</a> in diesem Artikel aus den Saarbrücker Heften kommen sie alle vor, die Pseudi Naturschützer die mit <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturfing</a> und <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Greenscamming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Greenscamming</a> gegen <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Windkraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windkraft</a> kämpfen:   <a href="https://saarbrueckerhefte.de/windkraft-einfach-nein-von-abrissbirnen-und-vogelfluesterern-im-saarland" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://saarbrueckerhefte.de/windkraft-einfach-nein-von-abrissbirnen-und-vogelfluesterern-im-saarland</a>

Sohan Dsouza🧑‍💻🕵️🧑‍🏫🇬🇧 The recording of my and <a href="https://mstdn.social/@marcowenjones" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@marcowenjones</a>' webinar for the Central London Humanists, on our investigations of international cross-platform influence operation "The Qatar Plot", and of misinformation spread during the Southport-spinoff riots that followed in the UK, has been published. ▶️ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmmTWleCCXs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmmTWleCCXs</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthportRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthportRiots</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/infops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infops</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/influenceOperations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#influenceOperations</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialMedia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/webinar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#webinar</a>

PierreUne étude parue en septembre 2024 dans la revue savante "Current Opinion in Psychology" s'intéresse à la façon dont ce qu'on lit sur les réseaux sociaux n'est pas représentatif des idées des gens ni des normes de comportement habituelles hors ligne, et produit donc une vue déformée de la réalité. Cette étude indique notamment que : - seulement 3% des comptes sur les réseaux sociaux sont toxiques, mais ils postent 33% du contenu. - 0,1% des internautes sur ces réseaux sont responsables de 80% des partages de fausses informations. - 74% de l'ensemble des conflits en ligne commencent dans seulement 1% des communautés en ligne. <a href="https://jayvanbavellab.substack.com/p/how-social-media-warps-your-reality" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jayvanbavellab.substack.com/p/how-social-media-warps-your-reality</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#société</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communication</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/politesse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politesse</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#information</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/FaussesInformations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FaussesInformations</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fakeNews</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/FakeNewsDebunking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FakeNewsDebunking</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/cyberharc%C3%A8lement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberharcèlement</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Twitter</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TikTok</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinkedIn</a>

The Bear Leftist<a href="https://mastodon.online/@dontreportme" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dontreportme</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/@TCMuffin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TCMuffin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@NatureMC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NatureMC</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/@Dianora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Dianora</a> This comment is a good example of smug self-righteous finger-wagging. You literally called me “ignorant”. People who are understandably skeptical of multinational corporations that seek not to cure us but to keep us sick are in no way “anti-vaxxers”. Keep doing battle with intellectually honest people for multinational corporations (like Monsanto now Bayer Chemical) that literally INSPIRED THE TERM <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ASTROTURFING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASTROTURFING</a>:<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing</a>

The Bear Leftist<a href="https://mstdn.social/@SohanDsouza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SohanDsouza</a> I’ve seen a lot more pro-Ukraine <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> on Lemmy and Mastodon.It’s really easy to spot by questioning whether those people are also pro-Palestine. Obviously anyone concerned for the safety of Ukrainian citizens should be doubley concerned about the safety of the Palestinians….but conveniently they aren’t because what they’re ACTUALLY doing is trying to drum up public support for sending billions of tax dollars to the military industrial complex money fire pit.

The Bear Leftist<a href="https://toot.wales/@TCMuffin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TCMuffin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@NatureMC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NatureMC</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/@Dianora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Dianora</a> People that publicly shame others for questioning the efficacy of *commercial products that for-profit companies use tax money to research* then subsequently inject directly into the veins of the populace are ALSO dangerous fools. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astroturfing</a> the notion that publicly funded pharmaceutical companies should be beyond reproach is an abhorrent and widespread practice that needs to end. There’s a HUGE GULF between anti-vaxxer and educated skeptic/conscientious consumer.

Mark“An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#wind</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#solar</a> farms – and using them to spruik “nuclear power”. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LNP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IPA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Dutton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rinehart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Rinehart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#renewables</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#auspol</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/09/anti-renewable-energy-campaigns-liberal-coalition-labor-ntwnfb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/09/anti-renewable-energy-campaigns-liberal-coalition-labor-ntwnfb</a>

Sohan DsouzaWorth noting: both known American gov-run covert astroturfed online influence operations ("ChinaAngVirus"; and the CENTCOM psyop exposed in "Twitter Files" #8, and separately analyzed by SIO/Graphika) started during the first Trump administration. We can expect to see more of this during the second.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astroturfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astroturfing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/infops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infops</a>

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