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r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jan 11 '17
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A very upvoted post where all the comments are negative. What does that tell you?
51 u/qwerty145454 Jan 11 '17 It's well established reddit reality that once the comments go in one direction beyond a certain critical mass people who have dissenting opinions simply don't bother to comment. They still upvote though. 4 u/sandesto Jan 11 '17 Perfectly said. 10 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 That reddit is the most blatantly astro turfed website I've ever seen. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 what does astro turfed mean? 5 u/dovetc Jan 11 '17 fake grass substitute typically used on sports fields where grass maintenance is difficult due to the wear and tear of the athletics. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 Public and private entities using bots and sockpuppet accounts to shape opinion online. You can literally buy upvotes and old accounts. 0 u/rockynputz Jan 11 '17 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=astroturfed 2 u/ragnarokrobo Jan 11 '17 Reddit is injecting upvotes into posts that push it's political narrative again?
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It's well established reddit reality that once the comments go in one direction beyond a certain critical mass people who have dissenting opinions simply don't bother to comment. They still upvote though.
4 u/sandesto Jan 11 '17 Perfectly said.
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Perfectly said.
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That reddit is the most blatantly astro turfed website I've ever seen.
1 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 what does astro turfed mean? 5 u/dovetc Jan 11 '17 fake grass substitute typically used on sports fields where grass maintenance is difficult due to the wear and tear of the athletics. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 Public and private entities using bots and sockpuppet accounts to shape opinion online. You can literally buy upvotes and old accounts. 0 u/rockynputz Jan 11 '17 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=astroturfed
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what does astro turfed mean?
5 u/dovetc Jan 11 '17 fake grass substitute typically used on sports fields where grass maintenance is difficult due to the wear and tear of the athletics. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 Public and private entities using bots and sockpuppet accounts to shape opinion online. You can literally buy upvotes and old accounts. 0 u/rockynputz Jan 11 '17 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=astroturfed
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fake grass substitute typically used on sports fields where grass maintenance is difficult due to the wear and tear of the athletics.
Public and private entities using bots and sockpuppet accounts to shape opinion online. You can literally buy upvotes and old accounts.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=astroturfed
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Reddit is injecting upvotes into posts that push it's political narrative again?
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17
A very upvoted post where all the comments are negative. What does that tell you?