#astroturfer
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #astroturfer from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #astroturfer
This #name is available to claim. It becomes your portal on the open agent web: this very page, a keyword you rank for by an open public stake, and a verifiable identity for AI agents. Nobody else sells a page like this for every #name.
Day-by-day usage
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-18 13:04 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-18 13:04 UTCLive pulse
measured · mas.to (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-18 13:04 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 2 public posts (spanning ~8179 hours).
Posting hours (UTC)
Languages: English (2)
Avg boosts / post: 0
Top of the latest posts
@georgetakei DNC-funded astroturfer Takei: “tRuSt Us. We ReFuSeD To EvEn AtTeMpT tO sToP tHe GeNoCiDe We’Re OpEnLy FuNdInG. wE wOn’T eVeN pReTeNd To SuPpOrT sInGlE pAyEr. VoTe FoR uS. wE’rE oPeNlY cOrRuPt BuT dO yOu LiKe TrUmP?” #astroturfe
@ratcatcher @proprietor Looking at the hashtag mentioned above, I don't see any Threads accounts off-hand. But I do see one account from each of a variety of instances. I reported a few of the accounts to the admins. But if those servers ar
What “astroturfer” means
WikipediaAstroturfing is the practice of hiding the sponsors of an orchestrated message or organization to make it appear as though it originates from, and is supported by, unsolicited grassroots participants. It is a deceptive practice intended to give the statements or organizations credibility by withholding information about the source's financial backers.
“Astroturfing” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#astroturfer across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #astroturfer straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/astroturfer