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volunteerinform @volunteerinfo.bsky.social
Jul 8, 11:03 PM

Russian #propaganda in #Europe no longer always looks political. It can appear inside makeup tutorials, lifestyle pages and second-hand shopping groups. Ordinary accounts mix everyday content with scandals, conspiracies and attacks on public figures.

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"What if Russian propaganda does not reach you through politics? What if it reaches you through makeup tutorials, lifestyle pages, and secondhand shopping groups? Pro-Russian narratives are spreading across social media in Europe through accounts that do not look political at first glance. That is the key, disguise. A page may look like it sells home fragrances or clothes, but between ordinary posts, it starts pushing scandals, conspiracies, and attacks on public figures. Coordinated campaigns look different from normal debate, clearer scripts, repeated messages, and organized timing. In one tracked case, only around 300 people helped produce 60,000 messages and 20,000 comments. And it is not always bots. Often, real people spread the content, slightly rewriting it, changing words, and making propaganda look organic. The same playbook appears in different countries. Russian media figures push the original themes, then local influencers adapt them for local audiences. This is why beauty and lifestyle accounts matter. They reach people who would never follow an openly pro-Russian page. This is information laundering. Take a Kremlin narrative, clean it through local voices, and deliver it inside everyday content."

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volunteerinform @volunteerinfo.bsky.social ยท Jul 7, 09:13 AM

Russian #propaganda in #Europe no longer always looks political. It can appear inside makeup tutorials, lifestyle pages and second-hand shopping groups. Ordinary accounts mix everyday content with scandals, conspiracies and attacks on public figures.

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