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At any other time this would have been more proof that Erdogan is blatantly authoritarian. However right now there is a lot of insidious fake news and disinfo o
by 0xDEF 4y ago
At any other time this would have been more proof that Erdogan is blatantly authoritarian. However right now there is a lot of insidious fake news and disinfo on Turkish twitter. Many newly created bot accounts are pushing lies about Ukrainian refugees in Turkey, that they were hoarding aid intended for earthquake victims and stealing from the bodies of the dead. Twitter seems to be the only major social media platform that is not removing and banning these insidious lies and bot accounts.
Many Turkish people are instead using Facebook to organize help and aid efforts and it's more effective than twitter because even small towns already have Facebook Groups and Pages.
- seydor 4y ago[flagged]
- 0xDEF 4y agoA person who dislikes Turkish ultra-nationalists and fear what fake news might make them do to refugees is not exactly an "erdobot".
- butler14 4y agoYou think Erdogan blocked Twitter, because of stories about Ukrainian refugees hoarding supplies intended for earthquake victims? And you believe this so much you posted it on a burner account? Seems legit
- bratbag 4y agoNo, an account that pretends to care about those things when using them as an excuse to shut down communication that makes the government look bad.
- actionfromafar 4y agoTIL that Erdogan cares about refugees.