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No I am absolutely not saying that. I am saying that there is evidence that the amount of media (and I am including X/Twitter and other social media) attention
by alibarber 9mo ago
No I am absolutely not saying that.
I am saying that there is evidence that the amount of media (and I am including X/Twitter and other social media) attention given to various causes around the world is actively manipulated. This is in response to a comment querying the perceived disparity in media coverage of events. Not that these events are or are not occurring or a more 'worthy' cause than one another.
I very much understand the history around Scottish independence, but unfortunately it will take me a lot of convincing to genuinely believe that twitter accounts in Iran sharing news that Balmoral castle has been taken over by protestors [1] are well meaning.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20260117184736/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/01/12/scottish-independence-accounts-dark-iran-internet-blackout/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260117184736/https://www.teleg...
- DrScientist 9mo agoYou talk about distraction - and I would argue that the article you are linking to is a distraction. If you don't believe Iranian tweets are a major factor in Scottish independence - then why mention it? And while I agree there is a lot of media manipulation attempts out there - I'd argue, if you take your Iran/Israel issue as an example - do you truely believe that Iran is outgunning Israel in this regard?? In terms of coverage - did this incident gget much coverage? https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260125-israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-detain-11-in-occupied-west-bank/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260125-israeli-forces-ki... In the 848 days since Oct 2023, 1109 people have been killed within the occupied terrorities by Israeli government forces or settlers. That's more than 1 a day. Are you arguing that has disproportionate coverage? I'd argue it hardly gets a mention.