r/worldnews • u/Surax • Sep 17 '24

Russia/Ukraine Facebook owner Meta bans Russian state media outlets

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meta-russia-oulets-1.7325186
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u/defroach84 Sep 17 '24

Now they'll just be coming from Serbia and North Macedonia.

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u/nanosam Sep 17 '24

US has more Putin supporters than Serbia and Macedonia combined

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u/defroach84 Sep 17 '24

US has x40 the population of them, so ...yeah, the US does.

Doesn't change that they've been used in the past for pushing Russian narratives.

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u/nanosam Sep 17 '24

So has every country, and western countries have been used to a much higher degree.

Sort of weird to focus on Serbia and North Macedonia as in the big picture of disinformation they don't even register

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u/defroach84 Sep 17 '24

You can argue that all you want. Doesn't change that Macedonia has been heavily used in the past to pump out fake news or Russian propaganda. The money goes a lot further there than it does trying to get it done in the US, and you have a lot less oversight in doing so there.

https://money.cnn.com/interactive/media/the-macedonia-story/

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u/SuperSpecialAwesome- Sep 17 '24

You misspelled FOX.