> Russians understand how the Western societies work and how they can be broken
Do you not also think the West understands how Russian society works and how it can be broken?
I find it interesting how we're ignorant of our own propaganda activities in other countries. For example, in the UK we have a dedicated army unit [1] that:
> uses social media such as Twitter and Facebook to influence populations and behaviour [which is] involved in manipulation of the media including using fake online profiles
> the U.K. government could use existing powers to require that the company meet surveillance capability demands as a condition of making a product or feature available.
> If the government’s demands are not met, the company may have no choice but to abandon the product or feature launch, giving the government essentially a veto power on how companies innovate and improve their products
Well, that's going to attract tech companies to the UK /s
> If UK citizens don't want such laws, they can always protest, at the voting booth or in the streets.
Protest has been restricted [1], and neither the Conservatives or Labour offer different positions. For example, Labour have pledged to "toughen" the OSB [1].
Returning back to the OT of surveillance and oversight, and as you're making this into a partisan issue, what would Labour do differently?
"Authoritarian" concerns were expressed last time Labour was in government [1], and they're "seriously considering" resurrecting their policy of mandatory id cards if they get in power again [2].
And, before I get smeared as a "Tory"/"Brexiteer", I am not - I'm someone who remembers what happened last time Labour was in power and see neither party offers an alternative to increasing surveillance in the UK.