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Laaas ◴[] No.34714370[source]
It is bewildering how many here are against this post staying up; no matter whether it's true or not, it's an interesting article! If you feel it is not true, why take it down rather than simply state your opinion in the comments? Do we not have the freedom to discuss and form our own opinions about it?
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officehero ◴[] No.34715589[source]
As a former resident in Russia I'm shocked at how all state controlled media from Russia has been completely censored in the west. I understand why it's done (bcs it breeds conspiracies etc) but it's not for free because now people don't get any 'alternative' view on the matter. Censorship is a tricky thing
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mlindner ◴[] No.34718699[source]
There are plenty of "alternatives" that are not censored. There's media all over the middle east and asia that's not friendly to the US that isn't censored. It makes perfect sense to censor the aggressor in a war because of course they're only going to say things that benefit themselves, especially in a country that's passed laws against the criticism of the war.

All you're really arguing for here is that the west should openly allow Russian propaganda to infiltrate minds of the general public.

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1. che_shirecat ◴[] No.34719361{3}[source]
what makes Russian propaganda different from US propaganda?
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2. chii ◴[] No.34719715[source]
russian propaganda benefits russia, at the cost of the US.