Social media and authoritarian regimes

[StevieWonders]

The role of Twitter in disseminating Chinese government disinformation is covered briefly in this week’s Economist. Such authoritarian regimes specialise in spreading FUD - fear, uncertainty and doubt - in and about Western nations. It’s a new form of “Cold War” and can be found in many places these days.

https://www.economist.com/china/2021/01/21/twitter-may-have-reduced-the-influence-of-chinas-propaganda

[Moses]

The role of Twitter in disseminating Chinese government disinformation is covered briefly in this week’s Economist. Such authoritarian regimes specialise in spreading FUD - fear, uncertainty and doubt - in and about Western nations. It’s a new form of “Cold War” and can be found in many places these days.

https://www.economist.com/china/2021/01/21/twitter-may-have-reduced-the-influence-of-chinas-propaganda

For sure Chinese use Twitter for propaganda. US and EU have no monopoly on such using. Democrats posting propaganda against republicans, republicans - against democrats. Both uses Twitter against EU, Russia and China. It is media. Tool. Why somebody accuses China for using tool? You should be stupid if you don't use it.