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Two out of the last three remaining somewhat independent media that were still operating in the country (already under major restrictions) were also shut down,

by asats 5y ago

Two out of the last three remaining somewhat independent media that were still operating in the country (already under major restrictions) were also shut down, TV rain just did their last transmission and walked out of the studio crying: https://youtu.be/e4an0MlF27k?t=11397 https://youtu.be/e4an0MlF27k?t=11397 Twitter and facebook are being blocked. Youtube and group chats in telegram/signal/etc are the only things left right now. 7670 people have been detained so far.

madaxe_again 5y ago
They ended with swan lake, which is rather apt.
snek_case 5y ago
Very similar to what China has done. Seems that it's unfortunately pretty effective. Control the information the people are fed and they control public opinion.
- deleted 5y ago
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- redisman 5y ago
  My hunch is that works fine with 10% GDP growth every year. Without it? To be seen.
- throwoutway 5y ago
  I’ve been saying that this is starting to happen in the United States (there’s currently a public debate on this) and it could swing full authoritarian. I hope the citizens realize it can be just as bad in the West if we give governments and corporations more control
okareaman 5y ago
> Twitter and facebook are being blocked This is the silver lining as people on Reddit are reporting a marked decrease in right wing trolling in all their social media
- quasse 5y ago
  This is something I'm very interested in. Is the average Western consumer of COVID misinformation, racial hate-baiting, etc. seeing a sudden decrease in new "content" to share? Does anyone know of any organizations studying the ongoing levels of creation and engagement with that type of content?
  - okareaman 5y ago
    This was shared on Reddit by someone to back up the claims https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/hamilton-dashboard/ https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/hamilton-dashboard/
- csee 5y ago
  Are the blocks that Russia is implementing avoidable with a VPN?
- BitwiseFool 5y ago
  Which country do we have to sanction to cut down on all the left-wing trolling and astroturfing on reddit?
ilyagr 5y ago
The New York Times had a nice article about this. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/world/europe/russia-ukraine-propaganda-censorship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/world/europe/russia-ukrai... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30550572 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30550572

by asats 5y ago

madaxe_again 5y ago

They ended with swan lake, which is rather apt.

snek_case 5y ago

Very similar to what China has done. Seems that it's unfortunately pretty effective. Control the information the people are fed and they control public opinion.

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redisman 5y ago
My hunch is that works fine with 10% GDP growth every year. Without it? To be seen.
throwoutway 5y ago
I’ve been saying that this is starting to happen in the United States (there’s currently a public debate on this) and it could swing full authoritarian. I hope the citizens realize it can be just as bad in the West if we give governments and corporations more control

okareaman 5y ago

> Twitter and facebook are being blocked This is the silver lining as people on Reddit are reporting a marked decrease in right wing trolling in all their social media

quasse 5y ago
This is something I'm very interested in. Is the average Western consumer of COVID misinformation, racial hate-baiting, etc. seeing a sudden decrease in new "content" to share? Does anyone know of any organizations studying the ongoing levels of creation and engagement with that type of content?
- okareaman 5y ago
  This was shared on Reddit by someone to back up the claims https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/hamilton-dashboard/ https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/hamilton-dashboard/
csee 5y ago
Are the blocks that Russia is implementing avoidable with a VPN?
BitwiseFool 5y ago
Which country do we have to sanction to cut down on all the left-wing trolling and astroturfing on reddit?

ilyagr 5y ago

The New York Times had a nice article about this. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/world/europe/russia-ukraine-propaganda-censorship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/world/europe/russia-ukrai... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30550572 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30550572