The number of pro indy accounts that went quiet on this sub in the week before sturgeon resigned was interesting as well
So it’s bad when Iran does it? Ok dokey then.
Never?!? What you mean to say Iranian troll factories don’t actually want to break up the UK?
Nationalists will react to this the same way they reacted to Salmonds’ extensive career on RT slobering on Putins knob, absolute silence…
Completely unsurprising.
There is an element of the independence movement which consistently advocates for an independent Scotland which coincidentally aligns perfectly with the goals of our enemies-
Out of nato, no defence industry, no nukes, no british or American bases, no heavy industry, no military aid to Ukraine etc etc.
It’s like when some Green MSPs made noises about changing their policy to permit lethal aid to Ukraine and were immediately hit by Russian sanctions- why the fuck was Russia monitoring the political stances of a minor regional party?
And more shockingly, why didn’t those green MSPs then raise the relevent motions at conference?
The intense support for Gaza in the indie movement is another example, as is the opposition to strikes on Iran.
We are but a minority of real people in a botty spam arms race between factions.
I support independence, but we all really do need to be mindful of the bots everywhere on the internet nowadays.
What’s amusing is how much of a waste Iran supporting Scottish independence through internet influence campaigns, if they are, seems to be. Half of the population has supported it for over a decade and it hasn’t really moved a considerable amount either way. Waste of money lol.
I guess one reason could simply to be to bot both sides of a hot topic to increase polarisation, which as we see from the US has a catastrophic effect. Has anyone checked to see if the same has happened to a subset of prolific unionist posters?
EDIT: While the overall point of the article is something to be mindful of, some of the sources used are piss poor (#AbolishHolyrood!?). Probably should take it with a grain of salt.
You know for a fact, that these aren’t the only accounts out there, too. The politics of our nation, every nation really, is being manipulated by other nations and actors.
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I noticed a similar effect when Israeli cyber warfare centres and the Microsoft HQ Tel Aviv were both struck. There seemed to be a massive dip in the activity of their bots
“dozens”
Lol, this is relatively nothing at all compared to how these bots usually work
All Scotlands enemies want Scottish Independence just like they wanted Brexit. They want us all weaker, poorer & more divided.
“Prolific” yet only have a few hundred or few thousand followers. 😂
As soon as I read that I knew this was a propaganda piece in itself.
Why have the Israelis gone on strike?
“Scottish independence is a Jewish plot to destroy the UK” yeah okay Oswald Moseley
So this was all just foreign interference and misinformation again?
Was the same for Brexit, it is in our rivals interest split the UK.
Would be really interesting to see how many bot accounts the Russians have considering their track record with this kind of thing
Absolutely. Iran is the secret puppet master behind “separatism.” Knew it all along.
But see all that stuff about the 77th Brigade and what have you? *That’s absolute tinfoil hat fake-moon-landings flat-earth crazy talk.*
The campaign to break up the UK is run by the enemies of the UK. Shocking. Maybe George Galloway will get a job on PressTV next.
So? People should be more worried about the 400k unaccounted for Gazans after Israeli strikes.
Major Russian interference in 2014. Clearly because it majorly weakens the West.
Good. We in the indy movement have ill need for foreign state actors getting involved in our entirely civil discussion over the future of our country, instead sowing discord and hostility, agitating to be the worst representative of both sides of the debate, the fewer of them involved the better.
But these are the information battles of the 21st century. Turning the populace against each other through globally accessible online forums.
They’ll inflame tensions over DC Superhero movies, Star Wars Episode 7, LGBTQ rights campaigns, Abortion Rights, Football rivalries, Elections, Eurovision, Brexit, of course they’re trying to inflame Scottish Independence, it’s a big visible issue.
Are Tin-foil hats (made in China, like those of the MAGA-morons) needed down UK Defence Journal or have they just gone gaga?
Enemies of the west fund any movement that trys to divide people. Iran has funded palestine marches and far right movements at the same time.
Its not being done for ideological reasons its purely an attempt to destablize us.
Russias doing the same thing and more than likely mi6 is doing the same thing in russia. hybrid warfare is everywhere its impossible to tell whats a bot and what isnt. The truth is dead all thats left is narratives. Find real people and talk to them. Get raw information from first hand sources and people you trust.
Interesting that Scottish independence is seen as a destabilising concept by our adversaries.
It’s not really surprising seeing the SNP at times in the last 10 years having links with Russia, Iran and leaders even being friends with the likes of Erdogan.
Hell Salmon sprinting off to work for Russian state TV at one point as well. SNP really hasn’t minded ‘other players’ in their pursuit for independence.
There was an Editor’s note at the bottom of the article about the three bot accounts.
**”Editor’s Note –** This article does not claim that Scottish independence is a foreign plot, nor does it suggest that support for independence is illegitimate, inauthentic, or driven by anything other than sincere political conviction. The focus is not on genuine activists or grassroots communities, but on documented attempts by Iranian-linked actors to exploit real political movements in the UK for strategic advantage.”
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The number of pro indy accounts that went quiet on this sub in the week before sturgeon resigned was interesting as well
So it’s bad when Iran does it? Ok dokey then.
Never?!? What you mean to say Iranian troll factories don’t actually want to break up the UK?
Nationalists will react to this the same way they reacted to Salmonds’ extensive career on RT slobering on Putins knob, absolute silence…
Completely unsurprising.
There is an element of the independence movement which consistently advocates for an independent Scotland which coincidentally aligns perfectly with the goals of our enemies-
Out of nato, no defence industry, no nukes, no british or American bases, no heavy industry, no military aid to Ukraine etc etc.
It’s like when some Green MSPs made noises about changing their policy to permit lethal aid to Ukraine and were immediately hit by Russian sanctions- why the fuck was Russia monitoring the political stances of a minor regional party?
And more shockingly, why didn’t those green MSPs then raise the relevent motions at conference?
The intense support for Gaza in the indie movement is another example, as is the opposition to strikes on Iran.
We are but a minority of real people in a botty spam arms race between factions.
I support independence, but we all really do need to be mindful of the bots everywhere on the internet nowadays.
What’s amusing is how much of a waste Iran supporting Scottish independence through internet influence campaigns, if they are, seems to be. Half of the population has supported it for over a decade and it hasn’t really moved a considerable amount either way. Waste of money lol.
I guess one reason could simply to be to bot both sides of a hot topic to increase polarisation, which as we see from the US has a catastrophic effect. Has anyone checked to see if the same has happened to a subset of prolific unionist posters?
EDIT: While the overall point of the article is something to be mindful of, some of the sources used are piss poor (#AbolishHolyrood!?). Probably should take it with a grain of salt.
You know for a fact, that these aren’t the only accounts out there, too. The politics of our nation, every nation really, is being manipulated by other nations and actors.
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I noticed a similar effect when Israeli cyber warfare centres and the Microsoft HQ Tel Aviv were both struck. There seemed to be a massive dip in the activity of their bots
“dozens”
Lol, this is relatively nothing at all compared to how these bots usually work
All Scotlands enemies want Scottish Independence just like they wanted Brexit. They want us all weaker, poorer & more divided.
“Prolific” yet only have a few hundred or few thousand followers. 😂
As soon as I read that I knew this was a propaganda piece in itself.
Why have the Israelis gone on strike?
“Scottish independence is a Jewish plot to destroy the UK” yeah okay Oswald Moseley
So this was all just foreign interference and misinformation again?
Was the same for Brexit, it is in our rivals interest split the UK.
Would be really interesting to see how many bot accounts the Russians have considering their track record with this kind of thing
Absolutely. Iran is the secret puppet master behind “separatism.” Knew it all along.
But see all that stuff about the 77th Brigade and what have you? *That’s absolute tinfoil hat fake-moon-landings flat-earth crazy talk.*
The campaign to break up the UK is run by the enemies of the UK. Shocking. Maybe George Galloway will get a job on PressTV next.
So? People should be more worried about the 400k unaccounted for Gazans after Israeli strikes.
Such a UK supremacist take on things.
[https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/our-team/](https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/our-team/)
Lol
Zero surprise to absolutely anyone.
Major Russian interference in 2014. Clearly because it majorly weakens the West.
Good. We in the indy movement have ill need for foreign state actors getting involved in our entirely civil discussion over the future of our country, instead sowing discord and hostility, agitating to be the worst representative of both sides of the debate, the fewer of them involved the better.
But these are the information battles of the 21st century. Turning the populace against each other through globally accessible online forums.
They’ll inflame tensions over DC Superhero movies, Star Wars Episode 7, LGBTQ rights campaigns, Abortion Rights, Football rivalries, Elections, Eurovision, Brexit, of course they’re trying to inflame Scottish Independence, it’s a big visible issue.
Are Tin-foil hats (made in China, like those of the MAGA-morons) needed down UK Defence Journal or have they just gone gaga?
Enemies of the west fund any movement that trys to divide people. Iran has funded palestine marches and far right movements at the same time.
Its not being done for ideological reasons its purely an attempt to destablize us.
Russias doing the same thing and more than likely mi6 is doing the same thing in russia. hybrid warfare is everywhere its impossible to tell whats a bot and what isnt. The truth is dead all thats left is narratives. Find real people and talk to them. Get raw information from first hand sources and people you trust.
Interesting that Scottish independence is seen as a destabilising concept by our adversaries.
It’s not really surprising seeing the SNP at times in the last 10 years having links with Russia, Iran and leaders even being friends with the likes of Erdogan.
Hell Salmon sprinting off to work for Russian state TV at one point as well. SNP really hasn’t minded ‘other players’ in their pursuit for independence.
There was an Editor’s note at the bottom of the article about the three bot accounts.
**”Editor’s Note –** This article does not claim that Scottish independence is a foreign plot, nor does it suggest that support for independence is illegitimate, inauthentic, or driven by anything other than sincere political conviction. The focus is not on genuine activists or grassroots communities, but on documented attempts by Iranian-linked actors to exploit real political movements in the UK for strategic advantage.”
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