Posted on 03/14/2022 8:16:42 AM PDT by george76
“It is also a fierce battle in the informational space.”..
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Facebook for its role in helping him win the propaganda war after the platform announced it would permit calls for violence against Russians.
Following its move to allow praise for the pro-Ukraine neo-nazi Azov Battalion last week, Facebook said they would permit ‘calls for violence against Russians’.
“As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as ‘death to the Russian invaders.’ We still won’t allow credible calls for violence against Russian civilians,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.
Moscow responded by banning both Facebook and Instagram in Russia.
President Zelensky took to Twitter to thank Zuckerberg for standing with Ukraine in the “informational space.”
“War is not only a military opposition on UA land. It is also a fierce battle in the informational space,” Zelensky tweeted. “I want to thank @Meta and other platforms that have an active position that help and stand side by side with the Ukrainians.”
In other words, Facebook is directly aiding Ukraine by allowing pro-Ukraine propaganda to spread while banning any pro-Russia propaganda.
This despite the fact that there have been numerous huge fabricated stories in just a few weeks alone, including the Snake Island hoax and the supposed attack on a Holocaust memorial in Kiev that never happened.
“Facebook has helped Zelensky himself spread endless disinformation to try and con NATO into World War III,” comments Chris Menahan. “Most recently, they helped Zelensky spread the lie that Russians attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with tanks and it was leaking radiation and could lead to a nuclear holocaust wiping out all of Europe (if NATO doesn’t immediately get involved in the war and start WW3).”
“They also helped Zelensky spread the lie that Russians attacked the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and were trying to trigger a meltdown.”
Facebook’s decision to allow its platform to be used to advocate for violence against Russians was also made despite actual real world violence being directed towards Russians.
A Russian cultural center in Paris was firebombed last weekend, while a man in Dublin also drove a truck into the gates of the Russian embassy.
That may be true but Zelenski realizes that all these people that supported him are fair weather friends. Braindead and company were hoping that the Ukes would fold in 24 hours. And now they’re dragging their feet on real help . Proof is the switch on delivering Migs. Byedone is working with Rasputin. Obviously with the Iran nuke deal no one would demonize Rasputin on one hand and shake hands on another.
Paul Joseph Watson - propagandist extraordinare
America (Democracy) dies in Darkness, as the WP motto says, and the media is providing the shade to do so.
That alone gives me a bit more confidence in my over all options about this fiasco...
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EVERY Fecebook user contributes to that evil.
“Sweet baby rays”
two Zoolanders spouting the same propaganda.
On the lighter side
U.S.—As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, restaurants across the country are now requiring proof of Ukraine support in order to eat in their restaurants. Patrons are being asked to produce a photo ID and open up their social media profiles to prove they have been adequately supporting Ukraine by posting flags and sharing the latest wartime propaganda. https://babylonbee.com/news/nyc-restaurants-now-require-proof-of-ukraine-support
Ukraine just makes bad bets. First it was backing Hillary Clinton and spreading Russia nonsense. Now allied with this punk?
I got to say this does help the case to have sympathy for the Ukraine.
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