Astroturfing

Simon Chandler writes on Forbes: Gun advocacy and conservative groups are responsible for astroturfing the reopen America campaign that has swept the US in recent days, according to research from cybersecurity experts. Since April 15, protests against coronavirus lockdown measures have been sweeping across various American states. Informally unified under…

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from the plot-thickens dept We've long discussed how the Pai FCC's net neutrality repeal was plagued with millions of fraudulent comments, many of which were submitted by a bot pulling names from a hacked database of some kind. Millions of ordinary folks (myself included) had their identities used to support…

By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the state’s Feb. 11 primary, John Tackeff was busy.     The 27-year-old attended candidate events across the state to raise concerns about a proposed tax on Wall Street financial transactions that…

WASHINGTON: As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the state’s Feb. 11 primary, John Tackeff was busy.The 27-year-old attended candidate events across the state to raise concerns about a proposed tax on Wall Street financial transactions that much of the field supported. Bespectacled, unshaven and casually dressed,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the state’s Feb. 11 primary, John Tackeff was busy. John Tackeff, representing the Partnership, queries presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on a financial transaction tax at a campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S., December 31, 2019. Public…

By Pete Schroeder and Michelle PriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the state’s Feb. 11 primary, John Tackeff was busy.The 27-year-old attended candidate events across the state to raise concerns about a proposed tax on Wall Street financial transactions that much of the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the state’s Feb. 11 primary, John Tackeff was busy.The 27-year-old attended candidate events across the state to raise concerns about a proposed tax on Wall Street financial transactions that much of the field supported. Bespectacled, unshaven and…

How a corporate PR machine is trying to kill a Wall Street tax 1 of 2 John Tackeff, representing the Partnership, queries presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on a financial transaction tax at a campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Dec. 31, 2019. Public News Service/Kevin Bowe/Handout via REUTERS Signage…