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Quite concerning to me is that this was seemingly coordinated between Putin and Xi, and TikTok is controlled by China. So Putin could very easily control what gets prioritized and goes viral or what quietly disappears from the narrative due to lack of reach, with just a call to his buddy.

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There is no way that hundreds of Russian soldiers posted TikToks on the same morning revealing their locations and movements.

This is coordinated propaganda. It's meant to both misdirect from actual large-scale Russian movements and to lower Ukrainian morale: "Look how easy and fun it is for us to invade you".

> There is no way that hundreds of Russian soldiers posted TikToks on the same morning revealing their locations and movements.

Don't overestimate them. It might be a sign of a problem with discipline or morale, or overconfidence.

The use of "TikTok" in that phrase is just a synecdoche for "social media that allows people to easily share video they filmed on their phones". If you can't see this video on TikTok, you can still see it on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit...

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