the act of creating a small organization and making it appear to represent something popular for the purpose of promoting a particular entity, cause, etc. (a play on grassroots in the sense of a popular movement originating among the common people, ultimately from AstroTurf, a brand of artificial grass)
The practice of astroturfing a widely used form of propaganda, as evidenced by the media coverage it receives.
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With recent polls suggesting that more women are accepting of trans women than not, what we see on Twitter every day may as well be astroterf.
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A large-scale implementation, in cloud-like proportions, of mechanical-turk workers.
by Leif S. January 10, 2019
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Mike: The billionaires Jeff Bozos and Richy Bronson were the first people to go space! Astrotourism here we come, woo!
John: Think about what you just said.
John: Think about what you just said.
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by Gay Sebastian May 6, 2005
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