[ SOCIAL MEDIA ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
The practice of creating and operating fake secondary accounts to manipulate a discussion, distinct from any single sockpuppet account itself by naming the ongoing behavior of running the deception rather than the fake identity being used.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Once you noticed the pattern, the sockpuppeting across a dozen different threads became obvious."
LORE & ORIGIN
The verb form of sockpuppet, describing the sustained activity rather than the artifact, used when discussing the practice as a pattern of behavior across multiple instances.
FIRST SEEN
1999
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Reputation Manipulation)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:SockpuppetVote Manipulation
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
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CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SOCIAL MEDIA ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
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1999
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