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0x815@feddit.orgOPto Europe@feddit.org•How Far Right Riots in the UK Were Likely Fueled by Russian Fake NewsEnglish0·9 months agoAgain, the racism in the UK and elsewhere is one problem, Putin’s misinformation campaigns are another. These are two different things. (And, again, not all are racist in the UK - or in any country - as we can see, for example, with the ‘Rwanda deal’ you mentioned as this very deal is history now.)
0x815@feddit.orgOPto Europe@feddit.org•How Far Right Riots in the UK Were Likely Fueled by Russian Fake NewsEnglish0·9 months agoThat’s a too simplified abstract of what the article is about. It’s not that Russia made the racist far-right in Western Europe and elsewhere (the Putin regime appears to provide some funding to European right-wing parties, though, as we have seen in Germany’s AfD, for example), it’s that Putin fuels that sentiment. The Russian government tries to actively destabilize the societies, that alone is a violent act and by many considered an act of war.
(And, no, Britain is not “racist AF”, some people over there are racist. We should not pidgeonhole a country, neither Britain nor Russia.)
0x815@feddit.orgOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Europe must end its quantum technology research with China over security and military risks of collaboration, researcher saysEnglish0·10 months ago[…] called quantum technologies “potentially revolutionary and disruptive” and classed them as “an element of strategic competition” with rival states […] for components that can have military as well as civilian uses [and potentially] give China a scientific and military edge.
So the article is quite clear, just read it.
Basically, it is what China has always been doing, too. Many argue that China has even harsher rules regarding international collaboration -in both science and economy- and does not show any willingness for reciprocity.
What has the police’s reaction here to do with Russia’s disinformation? It’s just about raising a new issue to point the finger to anywhere else.