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"Dark filters", a psychological manipulation technique employed by BBC and used by Western media to portray a Bad China has backfired. The filters are now loved by Chinese netizens as a way to show pr (www.reddit.com)
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[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

I love how Chinese netizens have been making fun of manipulative western media for years, I remember during the Hong Kong riots, a bunch of videos went viral over there of people "applying" to be a western journalist by showing how good they are at taking scary low angle shots of buildings and grey skies and how good they are at ignoring important and relevant information.