propaganda
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Chinese State Media Introduces Animated Character Aimed at Americans, Terry-cotta
Chinese state news outlet Xinhua has introduced a new social media character in an effort to counter criticism of China in English-language media during the coronavirus pandemic. The cartoon character is called Terry-cotta, who explains that using face masks during a pandemic is good, that China isn’t hoarding PPE, and that Americans are very thankful…
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The Anatomy Of Online Bullshit In The Fog Of Impending Doom
On early Friday local time, the U.S. assassinated high-ranking Iranian official Qassem Soleimani and multiple other people with a targeted airstrike at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Or they were killed on the battlefield in a totally legal, non-assassination, depending on who you believe.
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Zuckerberg: I Feel Responsible For The ‘Different Ways’ Facebook Was Used To Cause, Uh, ‘Effects’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing calls to break up the company on the campaign trail, mounting antitrust inquiries from federal and state authorities, and the looming prospect of 2020 disinformation campaigns that could again kick his company’s arse. So he’s emerged from his gilded panic room more regularly as of late, this time sitting…
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Top Website For Organising Hong Kong Protests Hit With DDoS Attack
LIHKG, one of the most important websites used to organise pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, has been hit with a DDoS attack that temporarily took the forum offline this past weekend. And while no one knows for sure who’s behind the attack, we can take an educated guess. The Chinese government is very unhappy, to…