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		ffsm8 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: X's new country-of-origin feature reveals many 'US... Urm. They almost certainly are though? It was generally being called astroturfing when it got more apparent on Reddit in the early 2010s, and definitely didn't get less after.

dialup_sounds 19 days ago [–]

The point is that a vaguely defined throwaway line on Reddit's blog is not great evidence for either.

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