• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 months ago

    My guess is they’re more concerned about propaganda. They’re concerned about it being Fox News, but for the CCP.

    Starts off innocent enough, then slowly starts pushing disinformation that’s in service of a political entity.

    • Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      Propaganda is effective. It’s at times silly, blatant, jingoistic, and offensive, but it has historically worked to influence public opinions.

      I think you’re right, but saying the quiet part out loud. People don’t like to think they’re susceptible to scams and propaganda because they’re not that dumb or gullible. People still click on phishing emails…