The trend has reportedly sparked a backlash from some in China due to safety reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The trend has reportedly sparked a backlash from some in China due to safety reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.

  • scorpionix@feddit.deEnglish
    321·
    1 year ago

    Because it normalises the site as reputable source. Yes, there are most certainly some unbiased articles there, but at the end of the day it is still a propaganda tool. Russia uses the same playbook with RussiaToday: Tons of propaganda and some factual news sprinkled in between, so they can point to those and claim “Its not just propaganda”.

    • RelentlessArts@feddit.ukEnglish
      81·
      1 year ago

      Completely agree but are we going to do the same for western sources which depending on the source do the exact same thing.

      • scorpionix@feddit.deEnglish
        121·
        1 year ago

        Yes and many do. I.e. Fox News is a prime example of a western propaganda outlet which IMHO shouldn’t be taken seriously as a source of information.

        • RelentlessArts@feddit.ukEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          Yeah thank fuck, was just making sure we didn’t have the western version of tankies here lol. Fuck fox news and fuck Murdoch.