France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe - eviltoast
  • AnomalousBit@programming.dev
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    9 months ago

    Then enlighten me! Explain to me this great societal benefit we get from leaving them on the 'net. Because it sure seems 90% of what’s coming out of Russia is: hacked infrastructure, spreading disinformation, sowing discord and tilting our elections. I understand that it’s unfair to the Russian people, but at what point do we stop drinking the poison that is being dished out by their government? We shouldn’t all be a victim to their government’s motivations.

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      9 months ago

      If you cut off russia from the internet, you will gain nothing. Because the FSB is clever enough to operate in other countries. Go to poland. Get a few SIM cards. Start a company in Kenia as a front and use it to funnel hacker into the internet. Rent a flat in Germany and get a landline. Ukraine already raided russian desinformation centers in their own country - they just did rent a flat and brought a few hundred phones with them.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah I get that, but it’s more about stepping on the water hose.

        Also, it’s a hell of a lot easier to police inside our own borders. Guess what happens to the nice folks who run this shit within our borders?