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Didn't Russia already ban Facebook? What's the point of this legal game?
by lalaland1125 5y ago
Didn't Russia already ban Facebook? What's the point of this legal game?
- fmakunbound 5y agoYou don’t have to be on Facebook to live in a world affected by it unfortunately
- danielktdoranie 5y agoCorrect. Ask any kid bullied by classmates in private groups. FWIW one of the best things I ever did was delete my Facebook account.
- ramesh31 5y agoThis is just a part of Russia's overall playbook. Sow doubt, maintain deniability, gaslight, deflect, and project. It's honestly fascinating to see an entire country treat the global community like an abused spouse.
- kurthr 5y agoIt's informative to see that Reuters carries their water, because it fits a particular narrative they know brings $/click... I suppose you could look at the author, but by clicking the link you've done their bidding.
- gambler 5y ago>Sow doubt, maintain deniability, gaslight, deflect, and project. "Russian restaurant owners in the U.S. say they face harassment over Ukraine war" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-restaurants-putin-pushkin-samovar/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-restaurants-puti... "Russian businesses in U.S. face threats, vandalism over invasion" https://www.axios.com/russian-businesses-us-vandalism-threats-bdde1c92-d661-48d5-9157-c540964b00fb.html https://www.axios.com/russian-businesses-us-vandalism-threat... Social media plays a role here.
- xdennis 5y agoSome would say that the invasion plays a bigger role.
- cjbgkagh 5y agoBeware the British serpent… A US warning about British propaganda. I always get a kick out of governments that routinely lie warn us about other governments lying as if those other governments are the only ones doing it.
- TestSIM1 5y agoHere in Russia it's a total clusterfuck at this point. 1) Roscomnadzor bans Twitter in Russia. 2) Russian embassy posts on Twitter claiming Mariupol hospital bombing was faked. It's like: Should we ban Twitter in Russia? Yes. Should we keep posting Russian propaganda on Twitter? Also yes.
- duxup 5y agoWell they want to reach the outside world so yeah they use Twitter and etc.
- lalaland1125 5y ago> Should we keep posting Russian proganda on Twitter? Also yes. Well, that propaganda is for foreign audiences. This is 100% consistent. You can believe the game is rigged, but still be forced to play.
- throwuxiytayq 5y agoOk, yes, correct. But either you're missing the parent poster's point or I'm missing yours.
- TestSIM1 5y agoBoth lalaland1125 and duxup are correct. It's for the Western audience. But my point was along the lines: Kremlin's bans Twitter since they can't control it in Russia (e.g. hard to remove content or prosecute the users.) And they still keep using it despite all their recent "fuck you West" rhetoric.
- kurthr 5y agoNote, this is exactly as true of Chinese media/propaganda (CGTN etc). They are all over Tiktok, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook etc... but if you see someone posting from there, you can assume that it is likely state sponsored. It is illegal for a national to use a VPN to access those sites, and dangerous to do so if it upsets anyone in power.
- thriftwy 5y agoMeta also has Instagram.
- lysp 5y agoThey just banned Instagram in the past hour or so too.
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- denistaran 5y agoYes, they banned Facebook, but some services like WhatsApp are still working. Now they want to ban every service provided by Meta.