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US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' for new visas
(www.thejournal.ie)
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Better targeted psyops. Same the the CIA does.
I mean, if they are then you should be rooting for them. Your living conditions would skyrocket under Chinese hegemony
what psyops?
What do you mean "what psyops"? Are you unaware that both China and the US, as well as almost every other country around the world, conduct foreign influence campaigns?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-voters-targeted-by-chinese-influence-online-researchers-say-2024-09-03/
And I'm sure I don't need to give you examples of American campaigns. Most of Hollywood contributes.
Was really waiting for them to reveal how they knew this campaign was Chinese.
I can believe that it’s something China could do, but I’m not sure why I should believe this article’s assumptions without evidence provided.
I'd be more surprised if countries like the US, China, and Russia weren't trying to influence each other.
are you seriously comparing actual cia psyops to this accusation?
It seemed like the best source available from a ten-second Google search while taking a shit, but I can nip down to the local CIA field office and pick up some classified ops docs if you want a primary source, I'm sure they make that info available.
oh no need. CIA psyoping has been publicly admitted to by the us government themselves, and some of their own officials.
quite a few of the people-are-dying atrocities too.
can you please tell me how exactly chinese psyops will destroy the US? 'cause i can't really see how anything they could would hurt the world.
would the chinese, perhaps, campaign for communism in the US? how could that possibly be bad?