Westerners tend to think that if we were to inform on our neighbors, it would be under duress or if they were doing something objectively wrong such as harming their children.
There is rarely a shortage of people who will trip over themselves to inform on their countrymen without any pressure or even much tangible reward other than some sort of status or a sense of "I'm doing my part".
As one Stasi recruiter said, " Well, some of them were convinced of the cause. But I think it was mainly because informers got that feeling that, doing it, they were somebody. You know - someone was listening to them for a couple hours a week, taking notes. They felt they had it over other people"
Westerners tend to think that if we were to inform on our neighbors, it would be under duress or if they were doing something objectively wrong such as harming their children.
There is rarely a shortage of people who will trip over themselves to inform on their countrymen without any pressure or even much tangible reward other than some sort of status or a sense of "I'm doing my part".
As one Stasi recruiter said, " Well, some of them were convinced of the cause. But I think it was mainly because informers got that feeling that, doing it, they were somebody. You know - someone was listening to them for a couple hours a week, taking notes. They felt they had it over other people"
"There are several million Russians who can lift their head up from propaganda and try to look for other sources, and I'd say that most look for it on Telegram," he said. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% to 4,204.36, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7% to 32,943.33. The Dow posted a fifth straight weekly loss — its longest losing streak since 2019. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.2% to 12,843.81. Though all three indexes opened in the green, stocks took a turn after a new report showed U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated more than expected in early March as consumers' inflation expectations soared to the highest since 1981. So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, it’s always in relation to something bad. What gives? Official government accounts have also spread fake fact checks. An official Twitter account for the Russia diplomatic mission in Geneva shared a fake debunking video claiming without evidence that "Western and Ukrainian media are creating thousands of fake news on Russia every day." The video, which has amassed almost 30,000 views, offered a "how-to" spot misinformation. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information.
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