4 points | by hinata08 2 hours ago
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France created an account to defuse Russian fake news on social media last summer
https://uk.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/minister-talks-about-creati...
As the geopolitical climate shifts, it is already primarily used to troll back on Trump and Elon's interference https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2026/01/18/f...
https://x.com/FrenchResponse/status/2010429570076594647?s=20
This is surprising to me, as media and diplomacy used to be different
In 2022 M. Macron decided to dismantle the diplomatic body.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/04/18/refo...
Sometimes he looks as the French counterpart to Mr Trump.
https://mondediplo.com/2024/07/03macron-international
France created an account to defuse Russian fake news on social media last summer
https://uk.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/minister-talks-about-creati...
As the geopolitical climate shifts, it is already primarily used to troll back on Trump and Elon's interference https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2026/01/18/f...
https://x.com/FrenchResponse/status/2010429570076594647?s=20
This is surprising to me, as media and diplomacy used to be different
In 2022 M. Macron decided to dismantle the diplomatic body.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/04/18/refo...
Sometimes he looks as the French counterpart to Mr Trump.
https://mondediplo.com/2024/07/03macron-international