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-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 liberal or moderate editors banned, while running multiple accounts in order to circumvent blocks received by their own members, known as [[conservapedia:sockpuppet|sockpuppetry]]. <ref>[http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/10/15/digg-patriots-censorship-part-2-the-evidence/ News Junkie Post - names and shames members, with evidence]</ref>
-Their actions were exposed after a year-long investigation, leading to most members being banned. They have since appeared to move to thier own website, [http://anonym.to/?http://www.politicollision.com Politicollision].
-==See also==
-*[[Hacktivism]]
-*[[Hypocrisy]]
-*[[Jewish Internet Defense Force]]
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Hacktivism]]

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