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Something to consider about these smaller countries is that they're a different culture with a different language. Non-native people stand out. It's a lot hard

Something to consider about these smaller countries is that they're a different culture with a different language. Non-native people stand out. It's a lot harder for people to spread misinformation online in a country like Estonia without speaking Estonian and keeping up with Estonian affairs. I think even corruption would be harder to swing against officials in a small European state compared to the EU, because things are less likely to be lost in endless European bureaucracy. However, I think the nation itself could be "bribed" in a legal fashion. A large company has the resources to make a good enough offer that the country would make concessions on something important. Eg opening a large data center in exchange for more lenient treatment via regulations.

justinclift 3y ago
> Non-native people stand out. ??? Non-native people hire locals for exactly that reason. Also, there is an abundance of cases of smaller countries being corrupted by foreign influence. It's not just theoretical, it happens widely, and it commonly involves the top ranks (political, military) of those smaller countries.
throwaway14356 3y ago
Some proclaimed cai agent said that before the EU only France didn't do exactly as told by the US.
skummetmaelk 3y ago
> It's a lot harder for people to spread misinformation online in a country like Estonia without speaking Estonian and keeping up with Estonian affairs. I think even corruption would be harder to swing against officials in a small European state compared to the EU, because things are less likely to be lost in endless European bureaucracy. What does spreading misinformation have to do with corrupting the government? If you want to spread misinformation in the EU, you also must target every individual country. There's no EU-wide propaganda channel.
- hulitu 3y ago
  > There's no EU-wide propaganda channel. Euronews ?
hulitu 3y ago
> It's a lot harder for people to spread misinformation online in a country like Estonia without speaking Estonian and keeping up with Estonian affairs. Did you know that media companies are owned by foreign companies ? And when they are not, some people from those media companies are members/close to dubious ONGs ?

justinclift 3y ago

> Non-native people stand out. ??? Non-native people hire locals for exactly that reason. Also, there is an abundance of cases of smaller countries being corrupted by foreign influence. It's not just theoretical, it happens widely, and it commonly involves the top ranks (political, military) of those smaller countries.

throwaway14356 3y ago

Some proclaimed cai agent said that before the EU only France didn't do exactly as told by the US.

skummetmaelk 3y ago

> It's a lot harder for people to spread misinformation online in a country like Estonia without speaking Estonian and keeping up with Estonian affairs. I think even corruption would be harder to swing against officials in a small European state compared to the EU, because things are less likely to be lost in endless European bureaucracy. What does spreading misinformation have to do with corrupting the government? If you want to spread misinformation in the EU, you also must target every individual country. There's no EU-wide propaganda channel.

hulitu 3y ago
> There's no EU-wide propaganda channel. Euronews ?

hulitu 3y ago

> It's a lot harder for people to spread misinformation online in a country like Estonia without speaking Estonian and keeping up with Estonian affairs. Did you know that media companies are owned by foreign companies ? And when they are not, some people from those media companies are members/close to dubious ONGs ?