WaPo: “Accounts pushing Kremlin propaganda are using #Twitter’s new paid verification system to appear more prominently on the platform, another sign that Elon #Musk’s takeover is accelerating the spread of #misinformation, a nonprofit research group has found.” #Russia https://t.co/2dMb4cjCrd
Russian propagandists are buying Twitter blue-check verifications

As the Ukraine war enters its second year, the presence of accounts pushing Russian propaganda on Twitter has skyrocketed.

The Washington Post
@GottaLaff people are still going to give that traitor the benefit of a doubt, aren't they? But by now that makes them complicit.
@Lazarou Benefit of the doubt how? All I’ve seen is criticism.
@GottaLaff on the other site, in the Media, not here obviously.
@Lazarou I still haven’t seen support of him, other than from fascists. I guess I’m not paying attention?

@GottaLaff

Excuse me, that is fake by my opinion

i am looking forward, and expect Musk will do the opposite to defeat over fakes, not receiving money from Russia.....

@MikhailYasnev
That's right, he recieves money from the human rights champions of the world, Saudi Arabia.

But yeah Musk probably is benefitting from russian funds; crimea invasion and 2022 invasion of Ukraine were both preceded by a media blitz of misinfo, mostly targetting Ukraine but also its allies.
@GottaLaff

@GottaLaff

I wonder if Russia is using twitter blue checks to launder some money??...
just a passing thought... but would be no surprise... the criminals can be quite resourceful when needed... and considering musk is such a moron.

@tdwllms1 I can’t even begin to imagine what they’re doing over there. All of it bad though.
@GottaLaff @tdwllms1
I feel like it's going to have to taper off some, given they said half the IT workers fled the country already, and with conscription, who is left to do the spamming?
@GottaLaff as you know me well enough to know I find this disturbing, however almost equally disturbing are the folks here adding their own blue check marks. You an I know they’re self imposed but does everyone?
@JanisKay I don't think everyone does. Very disturbing, yes.

@GottaLaff
And the worst is that it seems that they are not alone...

https://odysee.com/@timcast:c/fbi-paid-twitter-millions-to-censor:2

FBI Paid Twitter MILLIONS To Censor Conservatives & Interfere In 2020 Election To Help Democrats Win

Odysee
@GottaLaff Just let twitter go. Why give it the validity of posts? Do it for one and you need to do it for all those types of social platforms. And it does nothing but infect this one.