Saturday, December 12, 2009

Anti-Reform Groups Have Astroturfed Mafia Wars & FarmVille | Media Matters Action Network

Anti-Reform Groups Have Astroturfed Mafia Wars & FarmVille | Media Matters Action Network:

The anti-health care reform astroturf specialists have carpeted a new arena. Not content to just manufacture "protests" on Capitol Hill and around the country, these health insurance industry funded groups have infiltrated the popular Facebook applications Mafia Wars and FarmVille.

...Instead of asking the gamers to try a product the way Netflix would, 'Get Health Reform Right' requires gamers to take a survey, which, upon completion, automatically sends the following email to their Congressional Rep:


'I am concerned a new government plan could cause me to lose the employer coverage I have today. More government bureaucracy will only create more problems, not solve the ones we have.'

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