In case you were unaware, RT, aka Russia Today, is the propaganda arm of Putin’s authoritarian government. They appear to have an Instance on Mastodon. I’ve blocked them. You may want to share this information and block them too.
Background (From the US State Department):
https://www.state.gov/report-rt-and-sputniks-role-in-russias-disinformation-and-propaganda-ecosystem/
#putin #rt #russiatoday #propaganda #authoritarians #democracy
The administrator of obo.sh, the Mastodon instance that hosts Putin's propaganda account, has the flag of the ISIL terrorist group as his profile pic. Their rules boast only that they don't "censor" anything. Their most active accounts, besides Putin's, are #COVID #disinformation accounts and creepy cartoon child porn. And they solicit only cryptocurrency donations.
I think pretty much every Mastodon admin will want to block the obo.sh domain.
@barney @VannaBlack So tempted to go over there and start an anonymous account and post a bunch of progressive news articles and pro-diversity content to put their "no censorship" policy to the test.
@LouisIngenthron @barney @VannaBlack
DO IT!