# Unethical companies engaging in astroturfing on Nomad Gate

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/unethical-companies-engaging-in-astroturfing-on-nomad-gate/73830>\
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**Tags:** nomad-gate\
**Created:** [September 23, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/unethical-companies-engaging-in-astroturfing-on-nomad-gate/73830 "2025-09-23T16:17:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tkrunning/32/9053_2.png) [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/unethical-companies-engaging-in-astroturfing-on-nomad-gate/73830/8 "2025-11-03T16:49:11Z")

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### MaltaSalaryCalculator

This was such a lazy attempt at astroturfing that I won’t bother with an in-depth post.

 ![CleanShot 2025-11-03 at 16.45.15@2x](https://c-assets.nomadgate.com/original/2X/0/0531631aeeb747c26d6e808b92ec360e3d73c5c4.png)

One new user asking some vague question about Maltese taxes, followed by another new user replying an hour later with a “helpful” link to the astroturfers’ website.

And they didn’t even bother switching their VPN service in between creating the two accounts…

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