Russia Solved the Censorship Problem

Data scientist Marijn breaks down how platforms decide what gets distributed, why certain words can reduce reach, and how content can stay online while becoming much harder to find. His examples show why creators increasingly change the way they speak just to avoid being buried by automated systems. That problem becomes far more serious when the same digital environment is deliberately flooded with false information. Using MH17 as the central example, Marijn traces how multiple conflicting stories appeared almost immediately, blaming Ukraine, NATO, the CIA and even claiming the disaster itself had been staged. Rather than pushing one version, the tactic overwhelms people with enough competing claims that many stop trying to work out what actually happened.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Russia’s Internet Research Agency turned that approach into an organized system built around fake identities, manufactured engagement and accounts posing as ordinary Western citizens. Apparent popularity can become real visibility, real influence and eventually real money, giving both propagandists and opportunists a reason to keep the cycle going. As Marijn puts it, “Lying is a profit model.”