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sock puppet
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2014-04-26 16:54:15 +01:00
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n. [Usenet: from the act of placing a sock over your hand and talking to it
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and pretending it's talking back] In Usenet parlance, a pseudo through which
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the puppeteer posts follow-ups to their own original message to give the
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appearance that a number of people support the views held in the original
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message. See also astroturfing , tentacle.
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