Gli stati ostili sfruttano i giornalisti e i social media del Regno Unito

Twitter revealing where accounts are based really lifted the veil for some people.

Loads of right wing accounts who lament the “loss of their country” because “immigrants” and “Muslims” are based in India.

And considering how cheap it is to bribe (for lack of a better word) UK MPs, I’d be surprised if it took more than a packet of crisps and a Mars bar to exploit/bribe UK journalists either.

This is one area the government should focus their attention on.

It’s becoming obvious that many people now get their understanding of world events directly from individuals on the ground, not just from traditional news outlets. When thousands of people are sharing lived, real‑time experiences through daily videos, a handful of tabloids or even the BBC can’t realistically compete with that narrative.

… and politicians. Don’t forget that nice Reform politician who got convicted of bribery after being exploited by a “hostile state.”

Of course his mistake was doing it in the European Parliament, where it could get him in actual trouble, rather than in the UK Parliament where he would have been fine.