Consumer Watchdog

"Consumer Watchdog" is an AstroTurfing group operated by an enterprise of many such attack dogs (Grassroots Enterprises). "Consumer Watchdog" is dedicated to attacking Google and the party/ies which pay for this service ought to be known at some stage.

Here are some of our previous posts about the subject:

2009

 * Did Microsoft Hire Consumer Watchdog to Attack Google? (connects it to Grassroots Enterprise)
 * Consumer Watchdog Funded by the Rose Foundation, Which is Funded by Exxon, Banks, Others…

2010

 * Google’s Linux Takes Microsoft’s Lunch and AstroTurfing Front ‘Consumer Watchdog’ Calls Google ‘Criminals’
 * Microsoft AstroTurf May be Linked to the Notorious “Dr. Evil” (Richard Berman) or Grassroots Enterprise
 * Russia Today Uses AstroTurfing Group to Make Case Against Google
 * ‘Inside Google’ is an AstroTurfing/Lobbying Site, Not a Real Blog
 * ‘Consumer’ ‘Watchdog’ Admits Being Hosted by Edelman’s AstroTurfing Network
 * AstroTurfer Against Google Wants to Buy Google Real Estate, Old Anti-Google AstroTurfers (Hired by Microsoft) Recalled
 * Why Google Should Have AstroTurfer ‘Consumer’ ‘Watchdog’ Investigated (or Sued)
 * CNET Shows Anti-Google AstroTurf (‘Consumer’ ‘Watchdog’) is Connected to Edelman, “Microsoft Goes on the Offensive” Against Google

2011

 * 1PlusV, Microsoft, and the Anti-Google AstroTurf

2013

 * More Hypocrisy in Microsoft’s Atrocious ‘Scoogled’ Anti-Google PR Campaign, Microsoft-Connected AstroTurfing Group Still Singles Out Google

2015

 * Microsoft-Connected Anti-Google AstroTurfing Group Tries to Push Google to Web Censorship, With IDG's Help (Plus an Attack on Free/Libre Software)