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/andrewskdr Jul 21 '25

So Tim pool surely got deleted right?

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u/jmanclovis Jul 21 '25

I was just thinking of how he covered the midan revolution for vice in 2013 2014 I wonder if Russia was already using him then or when they got to him?

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u/lovetheoceanfl Jul 22 '25

Oh shit! That totally tracks with Vice around that time. He was hanging with Kim Dotcom and some other sketch people.

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u/jmanclovis Jul 22 '25

I mean the Russians kidnapped Simon. Maybe he refused to play ball

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u/Cyborg_rat Jul 22 '25

Was going to point that out and how they followed the start of the war in Ukraine, showing the green men.