Mmastodon WorldHuman Rights first seen 11 h ago, last 7 h ago, peak #1

Social media platforms accused of enabling Russia's hybrid warfare

Original: # socialmedia is a threat to # democracy . # Facebook # instagram # whatsapp # X ,… are making billions, yet # russia is

A widely shared commentary argues that major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X are a threat to democracy, claiming they earn billions while Russia exploits their systems to undermine Western freedom through hybrid warfare. The post links Russian influence operations to Brexit, citing comments attributed to UK political figure Andy Burnham.

Why now: Growing public concern over foreign influence operations and the political power of social media platforms.

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• # socialmedia is a threat to # democracy . # Facebook # instagram # whatsapp # X ,… are making billions, yet # russia is massively using these systems to destroy our freedom - # hybridwarfare . The UK PM’s # andyburnham observation that # Brexit is the result of the latter’s #… · jhlyon · 13

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