Ukraine ping
Vice article heavy on loaded words, much like the media’s Trump coverage. Nonetheless, it appears that Russia employs salaried social media influencers to attempt to sway public opinion in its favor, or at least keep ethnic Russians abroad on the reservation.
Knowledgeable commentators agree that the Russians are getting stomped in the information space.
Their media game is cringeworthy.
or at least keep ethnic Russians abroad on the reservation.
Yeah, I'm sure that cancelling the music kid who disavowed the Ukrainian invasion went a long way towards their propaganda operation keeping Russians abroad on the reservation.
And cancelling Russian dressing, and the Russian Tea Room in New York.
Of course, a failed English major and airhead like David Gilbert tells it like it is...
LOL! And the American deep-state and their democrat-statist-corporate cronies control everything from Google to Facebook to Twitter to the US mainstream media and every major TV broadcast media.
After 2 years of hype over Mueller's investigation of Trump "collusion" - what did he come out with? That "Putin's Chef" allegedly bought $100K in Facebook ads in 2016.
the hypocrisy is absolutely mind-boggling. And you eat it up!
What are their Freeper handles? Any idea?
How many of them are on FR telling us we can't help Ukraine because of the nuclear threat?
I have lots of Russians living near me, they all fled the Communism
As you know, I spent most of a decade in predominantly Moscow beginning in 1991.
Lots of pertinent info there...
As backdrop to the experience I going to speak of, it needs to be understood, within the framework of the Russian Federation and subordinate CIS, the Russian government requires controlling interest in ALL corporations and trusts business ventures.
As well, they determine and “sign off” on all parameters related to the investment. Lots of shocking examples here, including violence, but not the point of this.
Years ago, there were half dozen times I walked in to pay “internet bill”, (”Russian internet startups), where the internet startup company had a large room, and the room would be full of FSB reading communications and going through everyone’s visit history and *email accounts.
Being the doofus I was, I walked up to a desk, and asked the guys going through everyone’s personal accounts if they could show me one of my personal accounts — not only did they, they had already gone through it, and were monitoring that specific hotmail accoint!
They thought it was funny.
This may sound far out there, but in 1997, I went to pay our private account, and walked into an office full of FSB (again), and noticed a couple of screens with little ol FreeRepublic —
They weren’t even trying to hide it. They just smiled and went back to whatever they were looking for, *or working on.
This incident was in late 1997.
Totally anecdotal again, I know...
As you know, I spent most of a decade in predominantly Moscow, beginning in 1991.
Lots of pertinent info there...
As backdrop to the experience I am going to shed light on, it needs to be understood, within the framework of the Russian Federation and subordinate CIS, the Russian government requires controlling interest in ALL corporations, trusts, and business ventures. As well, this is reciprocal to the CIS
As well, they determine and “sign off” on all parameters related to the investment. Lots of shocking examples here, including violence, but not the point of this.
Years ago, there were a half dozen times I walked in to pay for our “private” internet service. (We sought to try and help *Russian internet startups), where the internet startup company had a large room, and the room would be full of FSB reading communications and going through everyone’s visit history and *email accounts.
Being the doofus I was, I walked up to a desk, and asked the guys going through everyone’s personal accounts if they could show me one of my personal accounts — not only did they, they had already gone through it, and were monitoring that specific hotmail account!
They thought it was funny.
This may sound far out there, but in 1997, I went to pay our private account, and walked into an office full of FSB (again), and noticed a couple of screens with little ol FreeRepublic —
They weren’t even trying to hide it. They just smiled and went back to whatever they were looking for, *or working on.
This incident was in late 1997.
Totally anecdotal again, I know...