#Oracle is Funding a New Anti-#Google Group
▻http://fortune.com/2016/08/19/google-transparency-project-2
So does this even matter? After all, throwing light on #lobbying conducted by Google (or any other big company) is a good thing. But as I’ve argued before, the practice of “#astro-turfing” — when wealthy companies or individuals pose as a grass-roots group like the so-called “campaign for accountability” project — can confuse news and public relations, and foster public cynicism.