Russia to increase propaganda spending to historic high of $27 million per week
www.pravda.com.ua
The draft budget for 2025 allocates RUB 137.2 billion (US$1.42 billion) for state propaganda.
  • @[email protected]
    52•22 hours ago

    Beware of the tankies, folks. I’ve seen them out here on Lemmy. They’re hopping from reddit and fb to here.

    Keep your head on a swivel and remember that blog posts aren’t news articles.

  • @NegativeInf
    16•23 hours ago

    A cheap investment considering the returns.

    Between this and the low cost of purchasing legislators, it’s incredible we even have any functioning to our country.

    Oh…

    • OptionalOP
      13•22 hours ago

      Of note: The US “Global Engagement Center” created under Obama to combat russian disinformation, among other things, has a budget somewhat less than US$27 million per week. It’s about six percent (6%) of that. In 2017, “Sleepy” Rex Tillerson decided not to fund it at all.

      Why is the US government half-assing an important function like dismantling misinformation? Well, that department’s existence is vigorously opposed by one of the main political parties in the US and one batshit narcissistic billionaire social media owner.

      • @Viking_Hippie
        -1•17 hours ago

        Why is the US government half-assing an important function like dismantling misinformation?

        Because the US government (and the associated political parties, think tanks, and strategists of various ideologies) are already hard at work triple-assing their own misinformation on behalf of themselves and their donors.

  • YeetPics
    9•22 hours ago

    Thank God, maybe we can get some newer, fresher tankie mouthpieces.

    These ones are getting tired and worn out.

  • @just_another_person
    3•22 hours ago

    Good. Let them run out their paltry psyops budget as fast as possible. The latest slate of sanctions is dooming their own people, and hopefully they do something about it.