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“ With governments and tech platforms moving to censor or limit the spread of Russian propaganda, pro-Kremlin talking points are now being laundered through influencers and proxies, including Chinese officials and state media outlets that obviously do not face the same restrictions that have been placed on Russian state media outlets. This has allowed the Kremlin to effectively skirt bans meant to limit the spread of Russian propaganda.”
“ As long as Russian state media continues to be either banned, downranked or impacted in some way, they're going to want to fill that messaging gap. The best way to do that, to control the narrative, is through their diplomatic accounts.”
“ It’s a pretty massive messaging apparatus that Russia controls — whether it’s official embassy accounts, bot or toll accounts or anti-Western influencers — they have many ways to circumvent platform bans.”
“ We often see a two-way flow of conspiratorial narratives moving from the rightwing American information ecosystem to the Kremlin and back again, in a way that creates a feedback loop that reinforces and bolsters messaging from both groups.”
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March 30, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s passionate speech in Congress underscored the broader consequences of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...
“ Social media platforms are caught in the middle of an information war. While they’re taking steps to avoid profiting from providing information, and against state media, they’re not acting as aggressively to take down content — in part because they see value in providing access to information.”
“ The question is how much the far-right figures are going to impact the broader media discussion, or push their party. It serves them, and Russia, to muddy the waters and confuse Americans.”
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