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Information operations directed at Hong Kong

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1116 points whatok | 1 comments | 19 Aug 19 18:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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bouncycastle ◴[19 Aug 19 23:03 UTC] No.20742545[source]▶
One of the strangest things I seen so far was not online but on the street in Sydney, Australia. There was an "anti-democracy protest" https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/anti-hong-kong-protest-in-...

It looks people who oppose Hong Kongers really exist and truly hold on to their beliefs.

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diNgUrAndI ◴[19 Aug 19 23:23 UTC] No.20742622[source]▶
Why not? Even within HK there are thousands pro-police anti-protest supporters.

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/17/oppose-violence-save-h...

Our opinions are shaped by what media are fed into our brains. I saw my friends divided into two camps because of the different media articles they read.

How do you make sure you are not biased and only read what you believe? Rad more and find the opposing articles!

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1. chii ◴[19 Aug 19 23:53 UTC] No.20742757[source]▶
You can't by just reading more. You also need to be able to read critically, and be able to spot manipulative arguments. It's actually quite hard.

Historically, journalism is meant to take the impartial stance, but lately, this ethical stance seems to no longer apply as more and more "journalism" (both online and offline) swing towards bias and clickbait.