It’s really bizarre to me that, even before the war, the mainstream western media ignored the 30k protesters getting massacred in January. They have been using kid gloves with the Iranian regime for some time, like this article exemplifies.
Something's been bothering me, and it's how little control our leadership has over what comes across their screens.
1 - We've read the reputable reporting on the troll farms.
2 - We haven't seen reporting that the problem is fixed.
3 - We know our politicians are on social media.
Presumably, every single day, American politicians see at least one post from someone pretending to be their constituent. How are they avoiding conscious, if not subconscious, influence?
So, partially by not reading or caring about constituents. At least not the ones that call and bitch, the ones that donate get great care.
Then we’re back to square one… leaving ActBlue’s foreign donation allegations out for a moment… how much of soft power (China, US, or otherwise) is from campaign contributions, direct or a degree removed?
Specifically, Human Rights Activists in Iran's count is 6,488. Iran International is the main outlet that claimed more (first 10k, then 30k and now 40k). Iran International is actually Saudi-owned and technically based in the UK but, as The Guardian's investigation showed, is not a real journalistic institution. It's just a propaganda outlet for Mohammed bin Salman
