LaffyFeb 22, 2023
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
Show threadJanis
@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?
Feb 22, 2023 at 5:45pmMetatext
Show threadLaffyFeb 22, 2023
@JanisKay I don't think everyone does. Very disturbing, yes.