athloi's Journal: They walk among us...

With yet another article about corporate interests editing Wikipedia, I have to wonder how much further this extends. It's a variant on the practice of astroturfing, or making corporate propaganda/FUD appear to originate in The People themselves.

But it wouldn't be hard for a dedicated corporate drone to log on to slashdot, start making Linux- and Mac-positive comments, add people to their friends list and then quietly start inserting the dogma of their corporation.

How do we know our trusted users aren't corporate mouthpieces? Or mouthpieces for other lobbies and interests?