r/technology • u/Regular_Eggplant_248 • Jul 21 '25

Social Media YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.html
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u/snakesayan Jul 21 '25

It’s only propaganda when other countries do it but not the United States 🙄

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u/adacmswtf1 Jul 22 '25

A KGB spy and a CIA agent meet up in a bar for a friendly drink.

"I have to admit, I'm always so impressed by Soviet propaganda. You really know how to get people worked up," the CIA agent says.

"Thank you," the KGB says. "We do our best but truly, it's nothing compared to American propaganda. Your people believe everything your state media tells them."

The CIA agent drops his drink in shock and disgust. "Thank you friend, but you must be confused... There's no propaganda in America."

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

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u/adacmswtf1 Jul 23 '25

And no propaganda. Good work, citizen!

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u/Plastic-Injury8856 Jul 23 '25

Assuming you are American, you’re able to actually say things like that. Soviets were not. 

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u/adacmswtf1 Jul 23 '25

America bathes in freedom while those evil commies get sent to the gulag for having thoughts! Only America is truly free!

Yes citizen! YES!

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

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u/ZealousidealYak7122 Jul 22 '25

well that's the logic. Americans block Russian/Chinese stuff and vice versa. anyone thinking that the US is a free state and a supporter of freedom is delusional.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

You understand that freedom of speech doesn’t apply to private companies, right? It only applies to governments and their actors. Do you think YouTube is an official actor of the United States government?

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u/ZealousidealYak7122 Jul 22 '25

sure YouTube took down content it could've used to generate money by themselves. do you really believe that?

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

lol do you even know how making money on YouTube even works?

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u/ZealousidealYak7122 Jul 22 '25

yea they present videos to people and benefit from the advertising. less content, less ads.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

It would be less ads if they let them stay because advertisers don’t want their ads played before those kinds of videos quit coping and accept reality

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u/jin675 Jul 22 '25

why would advertisers not want their ads played before every single video, are you stupid?

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

USA pretend to be the defender of democracy and freedom. China is a dictatorship. Most people would probably say that they think USA should be held to a bit higher standards 

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Because that’s what we as democracies say we do and want. I for one thing don’t want my democracy to be worse than the Saudis. But you do you bro. 

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

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u/Dismal-Bobcat-823 Jul 22 '25

Not anymore.....

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u/Notallowedhe Jul 22 '25

I love how everyone’s downvoting you because they would rather say r/americabad than think with basic logic

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u/red-cloud Jul 22 '25

It’s the hypocrisy that is particularly jarring. China doesn’t claim to be the only country with freedom of speech like the USA does.

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u/bozzie_ Jul 22 '25

Except you'll continuously have people like you downplaying China's censorship regime just because a Western country is engaging in censorship.

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u/aVarangian Jul 22 '25

right? imagine people defending Nazi Germany just because the USA is a semi-shithole too

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

lol fundamental misunderstandings of freedom of speech either never get old. Also when has the US ever claimed to be the only country with freedom of speech?

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u/No_Hay_Banda_2000 Jul 22 '25

This has nothing to do with freedom of speech, this is self defense against a form of organised hybrid warfare.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Jul 22 '25

If they could prove that fine. But why look the other way with blatant dangerous misinformation and propaganda from western sources? They'll allow all types of scams but this is where we draw the line. It's clear it's about who lines your pockets