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minus-squarecantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22·8 days agoThey are worth billions of dollars in hardware and are at the center of propaganda. No brainer.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agonow its also surveillance, and producing alot of propaganda slop.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoIt’s not really about propaganda, but economic damage. If you destroy enough datacentres, you’ll destroy a country’s economy.
minus-squarenwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·8 days agoHow long until they can’t get insurance?
minus-squarebigboismith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoThey are already bought through third parties, the only services that would agree to insure them are probably also russian
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoIn previous wars (and coups and other military interventions) the communication infrastructure has always been a target. Phone systems and broadcasters have always been aware that they’re among the first things an attacking enemy would target.
They are worth billions of dollars in hardware and are at the center of propaganda. No brainer.
now its also surveillance, and producing alot of propaganda slop.
It’s not really about propaganda, but economic damage. If you destroy enough datacentres, you’ll destroy a country’s economy.
How long until they can’t get insurance?
They are already bought through third parties, the only services that would agree to insure them are probably also russian
In previous wars (and coups and other military interventions) the communication infrastructure has always been a target.
Phone systems and broadcasters have always been aware that they’re among the first things an attacking enemy would target.