Thread by @athmrva

#MarinaOvsyannikova & the narrative, that it's all Russian #propaganda/fake!" I don't think so & I have several reasons for that: "Her poster says NO #WAR in English, so its message is aimed at the collective West!" - you can see "NO WAR" and "PEACE" signs in all Russian cities🧵

But that doesn't mean that people write it on walls and fences to be noticed by CNN at some point.
#Ovsyannikova's poster also says "don't believe the propaganda" and "they lie to you here." In Russian. Also for the Western media? They already know that.

"Why did she only start talking about it now?" Because she couldn't take it anymore? Because she wanted to clear her conscience at least a little bit for her long years in the first one? There is no need to devalue a person's act by saying it could have been done before.

But let's take the worst case scenario: Marina's exit was planned by Putin's gang-leaders. What changes should this entail? A global improvement in the Russian economy? No. An easing of Western sanctions? No.

The only thing her exit will lead to is the discrediting of Channel One and with it Russian propaganda. I don't think that's good for #Putin. also the very fact that people who oppose the war are EVERYWHERE. And even in the citadel of Russian #propaganda.

"What "#fraternal nations? It's all staged!" Yes, in her video, she uses a propaganda retort like "fraternal nations," etc. But you can't forget that if you've been working in the forge of Russian propaganda for so many years, you might not have any other rhetoric.

Jurists will use their own terms and speak differently than, for example, doctors, historians or journalists. You speak in the phrases that you most often use in your work setting or that are accepted in your circle. Also most of Russians will feel addressed by this rethorics.

Nor should we forget that using the rhetoric so widely criticized won't mitigate the punishment for Marina, who could face up to 15 years in prison under Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code.

TASS, citing a source, reports that the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation began checking her actions under Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code, an article on spreading fakes about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces.

This article, one of the military #censorship packages, went into effect on March 4.

The punishment under this article:
- A fine of up to 5 million or in the amount of income for 3-5 years;
- Forced labor for up to 5 years;
- imprisonment from 10 to 15 years.

Marina #Ovsyannikova is not allowed to see a lawyer. According to the law, she cannot be arrested, because she has two small children. At the moment no one knows about her exact location.

About the theory, that channel one doesn't record their news live: The point of news is to be made #live. Some things and interviews and switches are recorded of course, but the value of the news is just that you produce the bulk live.

A colleague asked someone who used to work for #channel1 &has sometimes even cut some of the footage - he said that they do produce live. Also as someone who has grown up with russian propagandaTV I can say that it's much more much more blunt&doesn't work on this strong metalevel

Also one of the first accounts to post the statement was #Navalny...would people and independent media who do nothing but expose propaganda all the time fall for this that easily?

One last thing: Russian state-controlled mass media and #Yandex blurrs and censors #Ovsyannikova's poster. Why would they do that if her message wasn't a threat to them? Strange if this was all staged, isn't it?

instagram.com/p/CbHx0ldsHJs/ Thanks to Sasha Bels for this thread!