Greenpeace Fans Ambush VW's Facebook Wall

Auto brand asks for New Year's resolutions, gets an earful

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Social media is funny. You ask an innocent question, and you get a load of abuse in return. Volkswagen U.K. is learning that this week, as its fairly innocuous New Year's greeting to fans was ambushed by Greenpeace. "We hope you had a fantastic New Year. Do you have any resolutions and what would you like to see us do more of this year?" the auto brand wrote on Tuesday. For the rest of that day, the replies were mostly benign—stuff about products and features that fans would like to see.

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