Quackspeak ascendant: China's subject-changing astroturfers rule the Chinese internet
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2Y94K)
The "50-cent army" is an insanely prolific cadre of government workers whose extra duty is to post hundreds of millions of messages to social media, flooding all available channels with feel-good messages about the accomplishments of Chinese sports teams and the high standard of living in China. (more")