Shilling
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A shill acts to spread buzz to a organization or product by personally endorsing it in public forums by posing as a genuine customer. They are different (more malign) from normal advertising as they do not disclose their relationship with the organization.
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