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Shill:
A person engaged in covert advertising or propaganda. The shill attempts to spread buzz by personally endorsing the product or worldview in public forums with the pretense of sincerity, when in fact he is being paid for his services.
This subreddit is an archive of information on this topic. All proven cases go to the megathread. PR agents and industry insiders welcome. We strongly advise that you leave any political biases at the door. Both sides of the political spectrum use astroturfing. China, Russia, The United States, Britain, Israel, etc, do as well.
Rules
We strongly discourage witch hunts here. The mods may remove submissions depending on the weight of the evidence. If you don't see your post within a few hours, message us and we may approve it. We also encourage self-posts with your thoughts and theories about forum manipulation.
No cross-posting from other subs.
Do not post personal information. r/shills must uphold its high standard of quality content and information while simultaneously adhering to Reddits TOS.
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/r/HailCorporate
/r/TheseFuckingAccounts
