Grassroots Activism and Sustainable Development

Žičkienė, Skaidrė

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_281-2

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“…It involves corporations or political parties using hired agents to create the impression that a view they wish to promote has widespread public support (Henrie and Gilde 2019). Genuine grassroots movements start from the ground up, from ordinary members of the public (Zickiene 2019). At the start of the movement, there is often no charismatic leader, no fancy marketing campaigns and no financial incentives on offer; the only way for the movement to attract participation is through the merit of its objective and ideology.…”

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Online astroturfing: A problem beyond disinformation

Chan

2022

Philosophy & Social Criticism

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Coordinated inauthentic behaviours online are becoming a more serious problem throughout the world. One common type of manipulative behaviour is astroturfing. It happens when an entity artificially creates an impression of widespread support for a product, policy, or concept, when in reality only limited support exists. Online astroturfing is often considered to be just like any other coordinated inauthentic behaviour; with considerable discussion focusing on how it aggravates the spread of fake news and disinformation. This paper shows that astroturfing creates additional problems for social media platforms and the online environment in general. The practice of astroturfing exploits our natural tendency to conform to what the crowd does; and because of the importance of conformity in our decision-making process, the negative consequences brought about by astroturfing can be much more far-reaching and alarming than just the spread of disinformation.

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Section: Online Astroturfingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Online astroturfing: A problem beyond disinformation

Chan

2022

Philosophy & Social Criticism

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Grassroots Activism and Sustainable Development

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Online astroturfing: A problem beyond disinformation

Online astroturfing: A problem beyond disinformation

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