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Those Iranian AI videos some DUers are cheering? Their creator says the mass protests in Iran were a Trump-funded coup. [View all]
He is NOT a liberal. He is NOT pro-democracy.
From the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo
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For our new BBC podcast, Top Comment, we spoke to a representative of Explosive Media, one of the key accounts generating these clips. He wanted us to refer to him as Mr Explosive.
He's a savvy social media operator who initially denies working for the Iranian government. In previous interviews the outlet has said it is "totally independent". But upon further questioning, Mr Explosive admits the regime is a "customer" - something he's never before confirmed publicly.
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Before the outbreak of the war this year, thousands of protesters were killed in a brutal crackdown by the regime. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana) reports a death toll of at least 7,000 civilians.
But Mr Explosive defends his team's relationship with the government saying it was "honourable to work for the homeland". He dismisses the recent mass protests as a "coup" funded by President Trump.
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For our new BBC podcast, Top Comment, we spoke to a representative of Explosive Media, one of the key accounts generating these clips. He wanted us to refer to him as Mr Explosive.
He's a savvy social media operator who initially denies working for the Iranian government. In previous interviews the outlet has said it is "totally independent". But upon further questioning, Mr Explosive admits the regime is a "customer" - something he's never before confirmed publicly.
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Before the outbreak of the war this year, thousands of protesters were killed in a brutal crackdown by the regime. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana) reports a death toll of at least 7,000 civilians.
But Mr Explosive defends his team's relationship with the government saying it was "honourable to work for the homeland". He dismisses the recent mass protests as a "coup" funded by President Trump.
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He is not on our side.
When Pope Leo criticizes Trump, he does so for moral, ethical reasons we can agree with.
The creator of those AI slop videos is just turning out propaganda for an authoritarian government whose slaughter of protesters he's just fine with.
Do NOT applaud him.
EDITING to add that it's a bad idea to promote any videos by AI users you're unfamiliar with. There's no guarantee that AI users, who can generate slop so fast, are doing so because they really have the views expressed or any real interest, let alone expertise, in a subject. Most AI-generated videos I've seen are simply clickbait for the gullible.
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