Unboxing Russia S02E05: new episode! The delicate art of escalation: threaten too little, and no one takes you seriously; overplay your hand, and you’ve got nothing left to threaten with.
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И (ИЛИ) РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ [ФИО] ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА [ФИО]. НОРМА ПРИЗНАНА НЕЗАКОННОЙ РЕШЕНИЕМ ЕСПЧ.
Together with Pradnya Bivalkar, we dissect the potential fallout from the ongoing escalation in the war and the sharp rhetoric increasingly emerging from Moscow. What might Russia’s hopes for Mr. Trump’s potential involvement actually look like? And what on earth does the newest Hazel Bush have to do with it all?
We also explore how the rhetoric of threat is weaponized - not just by Russia - to target specific communities and leverage conflict for political gain. From Russia to India, we dive into "vote jihad" and how it was deployed to mobilize votes in India’s recent regional elections.
The episode wraps up with a provocative question: What’s the most brilliant yet shocking political maneuver you’ve ever witnessed?
Unboxing Russia S02E05: new episode! The delicate art of escalation: threaten too little, and no one takes you seriously; overplay your hand, and you’ve got nothing left to threaten with.
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И (ИЛИ) РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ [ФИО] ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА [ФИО]. НОРМА ПРИЗНАНА НЕЗАКОННОЙ РЕШЕНИЕМ ЕСПЧ.
Together with Pradnya Bivalkar, we dissect the potential fallout from the ongoing escalation in the war and the sharp rhetoric increasingly emerging from Moscow. What might Russia’s hopes for Mr. Trump’s potential involvement actually look like? And what on earth does the newest Hazel Bush have to do with it all?
We also explore how the rhetoric of threat is weaponized - not just by Russia - to target specific communities and leverage conflict for political gain. From Russia to India, we dive into "vote jihad" and how it was deployed to mobilize votes in India’s recent regional elections.
The episode wraps up with a provocative question: What’s the most brilliant yet shocking political maneuver you’ve ever witnessed?
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. As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. The channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram. Some privacy experts say Telegram is not secure enough
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