Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by jbms on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @07:35AM
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As a Scot, I would assume it's an attack on the UK by supporting attempts to break up the UK. That seems credible. Who's behind it, is speculative.
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by graemep on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @03:06PM
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If their objective is to damage the UK they can do that without breaking it up. For example, for example by fostering violent Scottish Nationalism, or even just sowing hatred between the Scots and the English, or between Scots who want to remain the UK and those who do not..
Its quite unusual for separatist movements to both remain peaceful themselves, and not to be violent suppressed. Even other western democracies have not managed, nor did one other part of the UK for a long time.
My other nationality is Sri Lankan so I have seen how bad it can get. I do not think that will ever happen in the UK, but even a very small number of sufficiently nasty people can do a great deal of damage.
Re:Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
by pamcake on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @07:35AM
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People leave Iran for UK. The idea is that if UK seems less atttactive and stable, fewer people will be strongly inclined to pursue it. It also normalizes chaos at home.
I think there are parallels to draw to how Fox News tried to paint a picture of places in Europe being on fire and overtaken by gangs and radicals years before that became close to actual reality.
It may be aimed at Scots but sometimes be done too blatantly so slips into the implausible. It may be aimed at influencing just those prone to conspiracy theories - who might be few but more likely to extreme actions.