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MacN'Cheezus to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

Niger bans BBC for ‘spreading disinformation’

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Niger bans BBC for ‘spreading disinformation’

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MacN'Cheezus to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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Niger has ordered a three-month suspension of BBC broadcasts in the country, effective immediately
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  • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    they lap up Russian disinfo like crazy and fly Russian flags

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    The authorities failed to mention any specific broadcast that prompted their decision. However, on Wednesday, several Western outlets reported that jihadists had killed 90 soldiers and at least 40 civilians in Chatoumane in Niger’s Tera region near Burkina Faso.

    Niger’s leadership denied the attack had occurred, labeling the reports “baseless assertions” and a “campaign of intoxication.”

    • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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      Intoxication? Do they mean indoctrination?

      • Nicht BurningTurtle@feddit.org
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        Maybe they mean something like slander?

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      Yeah, I have a feeling that joke went right over your head.

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        Nah, you’re below me if anything if your attitude is any indication

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          Yes, you’re probably right. I’m a degenerate but at least I’m aware of it.

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    I thought that said Nigel (as in Nigel Farage) and my mind went on a rollercoaster

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      Well, that would certainly be something

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    don’t we say “homie” now ?

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      Niger, please.

      P.S.: I like using the French pronunciation IRL to forestall any confusion.

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      You can call it what you want I guess but AFAIK that’s still the proper name of the country.

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