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206:, a false flag pseudonym created by a user whose actual point of view is opposed to that of the sockpuppet. The concern troll posts in web forums devoted to its declared point of view and attempts to sway the group's actions or opinions while claiming to share their goals, but with professed "concerns". The goal is to sow
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The court, therefore, ordered the defendants to "remove or cause to be removed all postings creating the false impression that more person are commenting on the program th actually exist." The court also found, however, that the comments of the defendants "which do not create a false impression of
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with business relations and awarded injunctive relief against it during the pendency of litigation. The court found that "the act of falsifying multiple identities" is conduct that should be enjoined. It explained that the conduct was wrongful "not because the statements are false or true, but
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Kingdom government and the European Union fund charities that campaign and lobby for causes the government supports. In one example, 73% of responses to a government consultation were the direct result of campaigns by alleged "sockpuppet" organizations.
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Defendants' position tortiously interferes with Plaintiffs' business" and such "conduct is inherently unfair."
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fake patients or fake employees, or fake persons connected to program (those posted under their respective names) are protected by The
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was the newspaper's first blog. While suspended from blogging, Hiltzik continued to write regularly for the newspaper.
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BRAD STONE and MATT RICHTEL, "The Hand That Controls the Sock Puppet Could Get Slapped"
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752:"The Hand That Controls the Sock Puppet Could Get Slapped"
1846:"Sock Puppets: How the government lobbies itself and why"
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of suspected sockpuppets and comparative analysis of the
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1035:"meat puppet Definition: TechEncyclopedia from TechWeb"
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wrote pseudonymous reviews of their own books, as did
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1726:Kasparian, Ana; Uygur, Cenk (November 26, 2020).
1448:"Orlando Figes to pay fake Amazon review damages"
1205:. The Washington Post Company. December 3, 2008.
1181:. Toronto, Canada: CTVglobemedia. Archived from
227:Knowledge (XXG):Sockpuppetry § Meatpuppetry
1037:. The Computer Language Company. Archived from
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490:, created by a marketing executive working for
464:. The two sued Figes and won monetary damages.
284:In 2006, Missouri resident Lori Drew created a
218:"Meatpuppet" redirects here. For the band, see
198:Such sockpuppets behave in a similar manner to
1344:New Directions for Young Adults, Inc. v. Davis
968:Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online
363:New Directions for Young Adults, Inc. v. Davis
356:New Directions for Young Adults, Inc. v. Davis
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818:"Amazon Glitch Unmasks War Of Reviewers"
623:2016 United States presidential election
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1527:Streitfeld, David (September 4, 2012).
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725:"Sock puppet Definition & Meaning"
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599:state-sponsored Internet sockpuppetry
570:account presented as that of a black
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2181:Chinese intelligence activity abroad
1467:Kerridge, Jake (September 4, 2012).
936:Dredge, Stuart (September 6, 2015).
887:participating institution membership
2247:Interpersonal (HUMINT) intelligence
1809:from the original on April 28, 2020
1728:"Republican Gets BUSTED On Twitter"
1500:Hough, Andrew (September 2, 2012).
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593:State-sponsored Internet propaganda
446:, who wrote the best-selling novel
1671:from the original on March 9, 2021
1657:Aspan, Maria (September 4, 2006).
1541:from the original on March 4, 2013
1393:"Whole Foods Executive Used Alias"
1291:Eligon, John (November 18, 2010).
1272:from the original on March 7, 2021
1173:Tossell, Ivor (December 4, 2008).
992:from the original on March 8, 2021
905:Matthew Roth (November 19, 2013).
106:Wiki-PR editing of Knowledge (XXG)
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2082:Computer and network surveillance
1844:Christopher Snowden (July 2012).
1595:Weiss, Michael (April 21, 2006).
1228:Zetter, Kim (December 15, 2008).
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2117:Short-range agent communications
1626:Howard, Kurtz (April 21, 2006).
1391:Martin, Andrew (July 16, 2007).
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783:Elsner, K. (November 28, 2013).
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232:Some sources have used the term
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601:, in 2011, a US company called
391:User review § Fake reviews
134:Block (Internet) § Evasion
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1059:Read, Brock (October 9, 2006)
301:Central District of California
236:as a synonym for sock puppet.
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1787:Chen, Adrian (June 2, 2015).
1529:"His Biggest Fan Was Himself"
980:Sweney, Mark (May 21, 2008).
630:Institute of Economic Affairs
240:Investigation of sockpuppetry
127:Knowledge (XXG):Block evasion
1695:"Making Mischief on the Web"
1065:Attack of the 'Meat Puppets'
305:Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
91:U.S. News & World Report
57:to manipulate public opinion
53:hand puppet made from a sock
32:Knowledge (XXG):Sockpuppetry
1560:Horn, John (June 2, 2001).
1109:Gent, Edd (April 6, 2017).
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