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Okay, this is a big deal: Leaked files suggest the British government has been running a covert, multi million pound, 'info war' campaign since 2017 to co-opt Russian-language anti-Kremlin media & influencers to ‘weaken the Russian state.’ https://www.rt.com/russia/515969-anti-russia-media-britain/
It goes way beyond funding/training networks of journalists secretly, and is about infiltration of every sphere of civil society, using everything as a weapon - exploiting children as 'agents', even bizarre stuff like online games (such as "Putin Bingo") to undermine Russia.
For instance, @meduzaproject (which positions itself as "independent media") apparently has a close relationship with the UK state. It was known it received Western financing, but this level of cooperation/control is mindblowing. FWIW, Meduza does some decent reporting IMO.
The British agents hilariously worry that "Kremlin narratives are often true" - again proving that the whole fake news/disinformation frenzy is clearly about discrediting alternative information sources, not actually fighting false reporting. Which UK tabloids specialise in, btw
Another thing the British are seemingly doing is covertly funding activists & outlets prominent on Twitter, and other social media, to push anti-Russian narratives. That confirms what many people have suspected for a long time.
