Re:Disclosing state-linked information operations we've removed
by detcader on Thursday December 02, 2021 @09:46AM
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There are many Israeli organizations operating in the U.S. that flat-out state "we are propaganda, please spread us" and they aren't tagged as anything (and never will be):
Re:Disclosing state-linked information operations we've removed
by NoGravitas on Thursday December 02, 2021 @09:48AM
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100%. To be honest, I'd rather they also tagged NPR and the BBC as state-affiliated media. They're more more independent than VOA or RFA, but they still know what side their bread is buttered on.
CGTN tweets are tagged with "China state-affiliated media" ( https://twitter.com/cgtnofficial ). RT (which Twitter seems to remove from search results) tweets are tagged with "Russia state-affiliated media" (https://twitter.com/rt_com ). Voice of America has no such tags ( https://twitter.com/VOANews).
Voice of America is part of the US government's executive branch, and was created and is funded by Congress, which comes from the State Department budget. It had some aspects of independence from executive control, many of which Trump did away with. RT similarly is a creation of the Russian government with similar aspects of independence to VOA. One country gets tagged, one does not.