This is something we need to be aware of, and stop if we can.
Now’s the time the EU should ban lobbyists, foreign ownership of media, and oligarch ownership of media.
They won’t though, because a corporate oligarchy also owns the EU political class.
If China was doing this, it would be front page news.
China is doing this sort of thing, and worse, they’re just less obvious about it.
For instance, China operates unauthorized police stations inside other countries, which they use to enforce party loyalty and target dissidents.
You should also read the article about Chinese government interference in Canada:
The Canadian government has been tracking Chinese government efforts to influence Canada since at least 1986.
In 2016, newspaper sources reported that Justin Trudeau had been attending cash-for-access events at the homes of wealthy Chinese Canadians in Toronto and Vancouver, generating a political scandal. Attendees at these events, including those with connections to the CCP, would pay up to $1,525 per ticket to meet Trudeau.
The People’s Republic of China made attempts to interfere in the 2019 Canadian federal election and 2021 Canadian federal election and threatened Canadian politicians, according to Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Parliament of Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission.
PRC manipulation activities in Canada are well documented, but it would be extremely naive to think they aren’t pulling the same shit in other countries.
Idk where you are but that has been front page news here for a while.
I can’t say the same for American influence.
they are running TikTok, and that is getting close to front page news… (but not nearly enough)
Idk where you live but that’s been front page news for a while now., unlike American political influence.
Also if you live in America, Tiktok there is run by a joint venture between Oracle, Bytedance, a venture capital firm, a UAE investment firm, and the US Digital Service under TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.
Saying “But China” doesn’t distract from the problem.
McFascism franchise
Just the usual regime changes. The best time to protest was when it happened in South America or the Middle East. Now there are not many independent countries left that could join the protests. Same with the media. Unless everybody switches to the Fediverse tomorrow, few will know about the influence.
Deep down, people know that it is a necessary preparation to beat China. Who would be willing to share resources globally instead and reduce living standards to global averages?
