After making this discovery, the Newsvine user blew the whistle, writing an article for Newsvine. His exposeé quickly reached the front page of Newsvine.com and became one of the site's most-active stories, receiving over 75 votes. ("Excellent catch," wrote one user.

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Why does Newsvine Allow Political PR Organizations to Seed "Astroturf" Content?

As you may know I have voiced my concern in the past as to how Newsvine can be the target of inflammatory or inaccurate views, and hopefully Newsvine can make progress in promoting better content.

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