Leaked chat shows Deepinder Goyal asked fans to astroturf praise for Temple wearable
kingslyj · x · 2026-11-06
A leaked internal group chat from Deepinder Goyal shows him @channeling members to repost his X/LinkedIn posts with scripted comments like "this is amazing" and "this beats Apple Watch Series 12" — a textbook astroturfing moment for his Temple wearable, which critics mock for pivoting from "real-time brain activity tracking" to "just a fitness tracker."
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