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A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul
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- cratermoon 3y agoNeville Roy Singham is the tech mogul.
- kmos17 3y agoReporting like this shows why news organizations like the NY Times are still very much needed. Russia and China have had very effective online propaganda machines, and not surprising to see them infiltrating or trying to influence activism or spread conspiracy theories as very effective methods to sway public opinion (on both sides) in ways that favors their interests.
- ianai 3y agoBut maybe this isn’t a story to lockup behind a paywall? It could work as a pull to new subscribers.
- beardyw 3y agoIt surprises me that the US does not appear to engage in propaganda at all. So weird.
- WhereIsTheTruth 3y agoThat comment must be sarcasm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_in_the_United_State... (Make sure to check the linked articles in the 'See also' section)
- beardyw 3y agoSorry, yes. On reflection, implying that it's only those other folks who do it is itself propaganda. No, now I'm doing it, I'm caught in a spiral ...
- ericalexander0 3y agohttps://archive.is/2023.08.05-141015/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html https://archive.is/2023.08.05-141015/https://www.nytimes.com...
- eberg 3y agoRoy Singham was the founder of Thoughtworks. It was sold to a private equity firm in 2017 for $785 million as reported in the article. That sale was discussed on hn (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15082116 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15082116).