Now one country on the frontline in the cyber conflict with russia is lithuania where theyve responded by creating a digital Citizens Army made up of activists known simply as the elves and one of the key weapons in this kind of hybrid warfare is anonymity as we found out when we visited an elf in action. This is falcon as he calls himself on the internet. He doesnt want to reveal his true identity because he has formidable enemies in the digital world. In his free time he fights russian trolls peddling just information and fake news on the net. The online activist is part of a Wider Community trying to counter Russian Online propaganda they call themselves the elves when theyre off in the red integrated ukraine and at the worst time to do something more than just the words t. V. And discuss what to do and to do some practical things and the beginning was a very simple. Never reports that the fight the girl i mean on the news. Was followed by the hundreds of negative comments a little
Trying to transpire bake i think you know universities are the only places that places you discuss if someone disagrees with me then i want to find out why and we can learn from each other but. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. Obtained documents reveal that the u. S. Drugmaker Purdue Pharma use leaving Media Outlets to downplay the risks of its widely prescribed opiate painkiller drug has been blamed for americas deadliest epidemic revelations were made by the investigative media outlet pro publica the misleading articles and questions were written by analysts from purdue funded think tanks and they cited who do fund and studies with more years. Purdue pharma the corporation that created oxy cotton is generally blamed for the crisis due to their efforts to reorient the medical community and change the narrative regarding the dangers of addiction lets go over a specific example of how they went about do
Watching are to International Coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 4 pm welcome to the program. We start in the u. S. Where leaks documents reveal the extent of lobbying by drug maker Purdue Pharma to market its a widely prescribed painkiller and downplayed the risks the drug has been blamed as a major factor and americas Opioid Epidemic the revelations were made by the investigative media outlet pro publica they include allegations that purdue hired sympathetic experts to appear and leaving the outlets for do funded think tanks are also accused of writing misleading articles while negative coverage was often challenge by medical analysts with alleged ties to the drug maker with more here is killed off them. Purdue pharma the corporation that created oxy cotton is generally blamed for the crisis due to their efforts to reorient the medical community and change the narrative regarding the dangers of addiction lets go over a specific example of how they went
Thanks for joining us this hour. We start in the u. S. Where leaked documents reveal the extensive lobbying by drug maker Purdue Pharma to market its widely prescribed painkillers and downplayed the risks the drug has been blamed as a major factor in americas Opioid Epidemic relations were made by the investigative media outlet pro publica they include allegations that purdue hired sympathetic experts to appear at leading Media Outlets produce funded think tanks are also accused of writing misleading articles wont make it if coverage was often challenge by medical analysts with alleged ties to the drug maker its more here. Purdue pharma the corporation that created oxy cotton is generally blamed for the crisis due to their efforts to reorient the medical community and change the narrative regarding the dangers of addiction lets go over a specific example of how they went about doing this in 2004 the New York Times ran an article containing this wildly misleading statement regarding the
The chopping block the New York Times is now reporting that as part of a possible settlement to resolve thousands of federal and state lawsuits the Sackler Family would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma the company blamed for much of the opiate epidemic and paid 3000000000 of their own money but for that but the punishment for the socceroos wouldnt end there the times goes on report that in addition to that there are 3000000000. 00 cash payout the sacrilege would sell another drug company they own monday pharma and contribute an additional 1500000000. 00 from the proceeds this could essentially force the Sackler Family out of the opioid business to the tune of 4500000000. 00 just on their own expenses but are just bankruptcies and fines enough does that bring justice to the millions upon millions of lives destroyed by the opioid epidemic. Lets point out as we start watching the whole. You. Want to. Treat this like real that its like. As if the plot of. The day like you know that i got