Posted on Mar 2, 2022
Tech's crackdown on Russian propaganda is a geopolitical high-wire act
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing Silicon Valley giants into a geopolitical high-wire act they have long tried to avoid.
From Facebook and Google to Apple and Microsoft, platforms have moved to limit the reach of Kremlin-controlled media outlets.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing Silicon Valley giants into a geopolitical high-wire act they have long tried to avoid.
From Facebook and Google to Apple and Microsoft, platforms have moved to limit the reach of Kremlin-controlled media outlets.
Tech's crackdown on Russian propaganda is a geopolitical high-wire act
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multinational corporations have their fingers in a lot that goes on in foreign governments as well as our own, their sole concern is profit.
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LTC (Join to see) Unfortunately/Maybe Fortunately You are Correct! We'll See How it Plays Out!
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..."But these actions run the risk of angering President Vladimir Putin so much that the platforms themselves get kicked out of Russia.
Tech companies are doing "a delicate dance" as their services have become a key battleground in the war in Ukraine, said Katie Harbath, a former public policy director at Facebook now at the International Republican Institute.
On one hand, the companies don't want to let Russia use their platforms to amplify propaganda and disinformation.
But on the other, "they want to make sure their tools remain available in both Russia and Ukraine, because they are some of the few ones that activists have in order to organize and to get their messages out that are not controlled by the Russian government," Harbath said."...
..."But these actions run the risk of angering President Vladimir Putin so much that the platforms themselves get kicked out of Russia.
Tech companies are doing "a delicate dance" as their services have become a key battleground in the war in Ukraine, said Katie Harbath, a former public policy director at Facebook now at the International Republican Institute.
On one hand, the companies don't want to let Russia use their platforms to amplify propaganda and disinformation.
But on the other, "they want to make sure their tools remain available in both Russia and Ukraine, because they are some of the few ones that activists have in order to organize and to get their messages out that are not controlled by the Russian government," Harbath said."...
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