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Putin social media influencers profiting from war propaganda

2023-08-30 04:50
Russia's military bloggers profit from the growing advertising market on Telegram, the BBC has found.
Putin social media influencers profiting from war propaganda

Russian pro-war influencers generate large advertising revenues from conflict coverage, the BBC has found. They share ads for anything from cryptocurrency to fashion alongside gruesome videos of drone strikes and false claims about Ukraine's President Zelensky.

(Or: They augment their daily ration...