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That puts this story in a new light. "In October 2023, Musk shared a meme to his millions of followers" that according to leaked documents obtained by a numbe

That puts this story in a new light. "In October 2023, Musk shared a meme to his millions of followers" that according to leaked documents obtained by a number of European media outlets "was put together by none other than the Social Design Agency" -- a Moscow-based group accused by the U.S. of orchestrating a "persistent foreign malign influence campaign" on behalf of the Kremlin. https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-shared-putin-propaganda-meme https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-shared-putin-propaga...

libertine 2y ago
I think the most obvious thing has been the volume of Russian propaganda bots that flooded Twitter since Elon acquired it. We're talking about accounts posing as US citizens, for example, spreading disinformation. It was like a backdoor was opened for this sort of thing to flow unchecked.
- lawn 2y ago
  Musk financing the purchase of Twitter using Russian oligarchs is an even bigger proof.
  - blooalien 2y ago
    Yeah, and Russia "mysteriously" getting more and more "illegal" StarLink terminals / access... Can't Musk cut off their service (since they're sanctioned and supposedly "illegally" using the service / equipment)?
    - inemesitaffia 2y ago
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      - libertine 2y ago
        It's quite mysterious how an internet service provider isn't aware of their devices being used in an active warzone at the hands of war criminals and doesn't seem to care that much to see if their devices are violating sanctions or not. It's almost like you're saying that Starlink is a risk to national and international security because any terrorist group can use it unchecked. Except when Putin requested him not to deploy Starlink on Taiwan, and looks like Elon complied: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4938264 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4938264 If it's Russia using them on the battlefield, "oh anyone can use it it's a retail product"... if it's Taiwan "well it's complicated"... So maybe you're right, Starlink should become heavily regulated moving forward. I'm all for the law taking action on these matters. If there's corruption at play, let it come to light.
        inemesitaffia 2y ago
        You're being ridiculous. The equipment is being used in Ukraine, not Russia and devices don't violate sanctions. People and Organizations do. There's a Pentagon working group responsible for dealing with the proliferation issue in Ukraine and the Pentagon claims SpaceX is proactive and fully cooperative. Starlink isn't operative in the areas of Ukraine subject to sanctions and SpaceX has no agreement with any Russian entity to supply them with equipment. They don't accept Russian payments or deliver to Russia Any terrorist group can use any similar product. You can go online and buy similar products. Did you somehow think Starlink was the first company with SATCOM or phased arrays? I've noted the Taliban leadership has a preference for iPhones and Kim Jung Un drives a BMW. The Taliban also used SATCOM on drones before Starlink existed. Taiwan doesn't want Starlink. When they are ready to deal they'll get it. Like many countries and territories have. Read that article you linked and stop with jumping to conclusions on headlines. You'll get the insights you need. A hint is SpaceX doesn't do joint ventures. Starlink is already heavily regulated by multiple regulators
  - inemesitaffia 2y ago
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    - lawn 2y ago
      They were recently forced to release their investors and yes there's Russian money there. It's just an internet search or two away.
      - belter 2y ago
        There is no such thing as Russian money...Only Kremlin money...
        inemesitaffia 2y ago
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      - inemesitaffia 2y ago
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    - Zigurd 2y ago
      8VC is a Russian-run firm and an investor in Twitter.
      - inemesitaffia 2y ago
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dzhiurgis 2y ago
> shared a meme You can stop reading here
- luuurker 2y ago
  Why would you stop reading there? Because the content in question is an image with text instead of a video or a short article?

libertine 2y ago

I think the most obvious thing has been the volume of Russian propaganda bots that flooded Twitter since Elon acquired it. We're talking about accounts posing as US citizens, for example, spreading disinformation. It was like a backdoor was opened for this sort of thing to flow unchecked.

lawn 2y ago
Musk financing the purchase of Twitter using Russian oligarchs is an even bigger proof.
- blooalien 2y ago
  Yeah, and Russia "mysteriously" getting more and more "illegal" StarLink terminals / access... Can't Musk cut off their service (since they're sanctioned and supposedly "illegally" using the service / equipment)?
  - inemesitaffia 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - libertine 2y ago
      It's quite mysterious how an internet service provider isn't aware of their devices being used in an active warzone at the hands of war criminals and doesn't seem to care that much to see if their devices are violating sanctions or not. It's almost like you're saying that Starlink is a risk to national and international security because any terrorist group can use it unchecked. Except when Putin requested him not to deploy Starlink on Taiwan, and looks like Elon complied: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4938264 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4938264 If it's Russia using them on the battlefield, "oh anyone can use it it's a retail product"... if it's Taiwan "well it's complicated"... So maybe you're right, Starlink should become heavily regulated moving forward. I'm all for the law taking action on these matters. If there's corruption at play, let it come to light.
      - inemesitaffia 2y ago
        You're being ridiculous. The equipment is being used in Ukraine, not Russia and devices don't violate sanctions. People and Organizations do. There's a Pentagon working group responsible for dealing with the proliferation issue in Ukraine and the Pentagon claims SpaceX is proactive and fully cooperative. Starlink isn't operative in the areas of Ukraine subject to sanctions and SpaceX has no agreement with any Russian entity to supply them with equipment. They don't accept Russian payments or deliver to Russia Any terrorist group can use any similar product. You can go online and buy similar products. Did you somehow think Starlink was the first company with SATCOM or phased arrays? I've noted the Taliban leadership has a preference for iPhones and Kim Jung Un drives a BMW. The Taliban also used SATCOM on drones before Starlink existed. Taiwan doesn't want Starlink. When they are ready to deal they'll get it. Like many countries and territories have. Read that article you linked and stop with jumping to conclusions on headlines. You'll get the insights you need. A hint is SpaceX doesn't do joint ventures. Starlink is already heavily regulated by multiple regulators
- inemesitaffia 2y ago
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  - lawn 2y ago
    They were recently forced to release their investors and yes there's Russian money there. It's just an internet search or two away.
    - belter 2y ago
      There is no such thing as Russian money...Only Kremlin money...
      - inemesitaffia 2y ago
        [flagged]
    - inemesitaffia 2y ago
      [flagged]
  - Zigurd 2y ago
    8VC is a Russian-run firm and an investor in Twitter.
    - inemesitaffia 2y ago
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dzhiurgis 2y ago

> shared a meme You can stop reading here

luuurker 2y ago
Why would you stop reading there? Because the content in question is an image with text instead of a video or a short article?