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    A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views
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    A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views


    A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views

    https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/a-network-of-youtube-accounts-is-promoting-us-annexation-to-albertans-researchers-say-it-has-40m-views/article_b26d9311-f3f1-4304-a443-360f51f6a558.html

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    4. Pitzy0 on

      Separatists are useful fools at best and traitors. Every Canadian having to suffer the brain worm riddled wants of these people is the real tragedy. The hypocrisy of it all is these people are free to leave but the choose to drag down everyone around them.

    5. tissuecollider on

      There isn’t enough outrage about foreign interference coming from the US. It’s proving to be a real existential threat to Canadian sovereignty.

    6. Previous_Soil_5144 on

      I’m sure this is a totally organic grassroots movement and not something financed by a very few who stand to benefit from this in some way.

    7. ph0enix1211 on

      Conservative Albertans are playing the role of useful idiots for hostile foreign regimes.

    10. Hot_Cheesecake_905 on

      American influence is strong in this one.

      American propaganda is what gives the empire its influence. It is an artificial field projected by their media. It surrounds us and penetrates our borders; it binds our country to their ambition.

    11. SamohtGnir on

      Ok, so we’re reporting that Youtube exists now? There are lots of people on both sides of any issue on Youtube, and just like real people some are more passionate about some issues than others. I’ve watched conservatives that don’t believe we should separate just as much. This just feels like a “omg look what they’re doing, they’re so bad” kind of hit piece. I prefer getting my news from Youtube as it’s unfiltered, from real people, but keep in mind that as unfiltered real people they will have biases and opinions that I don’t need to agree with.

    15. Ral1978 on

      If countries including the US are trying to destabilize our country then we block the content and their online services and when they bitch tell them to suck it. don’t understand why governments do nothing about it. If the content is proven inaccurate then force it to be taken down or just block YouTube completely to hell with them. It’s more trouble than it’s worth.

    18. NZafe on

      40M views? So it’s all bot interactions then. That covers Alberta’s population 10x over.

    21. XmasTwinFallsIdaho on

      My mom (Canadian in US) said her YouTube algorithm is starting to feed her these videos, so she assumed separatism must be popular. 

      I assume this whole movement is somehow paid for by the US government myself and explained this doesn’t have as much widespread support as these videos make it appear. She was surprised to realize this is less popular than YouTube led her to believe. 

      Once again…YouTube algorithms are potentially dangerous.

    22. DawnPhantom on

      We underestimate information warfare to a significant margin. It is as dangerous as WMD’s because it can corrupt and destroy the world view of generations over time depending on how such information is structured. Information warfare is in the modern day, 33% of the fight.

      YouTube alone has a significant amount of unfortunately very effective slop media designed to fill people’s head with misinformation, and with the increase of AI its only gotten 1000 times worse.

    23. Alone-in-a-crowd-1 on

      They need to ban this shit in Canada. We dont need this outside influence like Brexit.

    24. bowcasterblanca on

      Canada needs to enforce our laws and take down or block seditious content before it radicalizes and misinforms Canadians. Serious national security issue.

    26. stugautz on

      Trolls really need to hijack this movement and make it about something else. Funny scenarios only.

    27. reddiculed on

      What is the easiest way to eliminate the threat from the separatists themselves and why is it bringing back firing lines?