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| − | The Digg Patriots, also known as | + | The '''Digg Patriots''', also known as the DPs, are a group of around 100 [[conservative|conservatives]] and [[Tea Party]] members, who were active on the social media site Digg.com, as well as other sites across the [[Internet]]. <ref>[http://blogs.alternet.org/oleoleolson/2010/08/05/massive-censorship-of-digg-uncovered/ Original story from Alternet]</ref> At Digg.com, they engaged in active censorship of posts, burying or voting down any post they perceived as being [[liberal]], or progressive; upvote padding; conspiring to have progressive editors banned, while running multiple accounts in order to circumvent blocks received by their own members. <ref>[http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/10/15/digg-patriots-censorship-part-2-the-evidence/ News Junkie Post - names and shames members, with evidence]</ref> |
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| + | Their actions were exposed after a year-long investigation. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Hactivism]] | ||
| + | *[[Hypocrisy]] | ||
| + | *[[Jewish Internet Defense Force]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Hactivism]] | ||
Revision as of 23:52, August 14, 2012
The Digg Patriots, also known as the DPs, are a group of around 100 conservatives and Tea Party members, who were active on the social media site Digg.com, as well as other sites across the Internet. [1] At Digg.com, they engaged in active censorship of posts, burying or voting down any post they perceived as being liberal, or progressive; upvote padding; conspiring to have progressive editors banned, while running multiple accounts in order to circumvent blocks received by their own members. [2]
Their actions were exposed after a year-long investigation.