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James AAP said that he had really enjoyed the challenge and that this time he was able to sing karaoke, unlike what happened on the 3rd, when he didn't do it even once. He added that the experience had been very good and that he was looking forward to the last two days. https://t.co/w1lKmMWBZR #desafío #karaoke #experiencias (translated)

Charles Alloncle stated that his book, *I Swear to Tell the Whole Truth*, published a week earlier, was number 2 in sales and had already been read by thousands of people. He claimed that France Télévisions and Radio France had refused, despite several requests, to give him airtime to discuss it. He attributed this refusal to a "boycott" and accused the two groups of wanting to hide the use of public money. He notably mentioned karaoke events costing 250 million euros, severance payments exceeding 500,000 euros, billions of euros in contracts made outside public procurement rules, as well as conflicts of interest and nights in luxury hotels at 1,700 euros. Alloncle also accused the media of spreading misleading information and discrediting him, and denounced pressures aimed, according to him, at silencing him, including withheld documents, judicial intimidation, and surveillance in Paris. He wrote that his six-month investigation had uncovered a system serving their interests and that his book described the methods and excesses involved. (translated)

Russia’s war propaganda gets a soundtrack – how AI-generated songs reached global streaming platforms Russian war propaganda is no longer confined to television broadcasts, Telegram channels or political videos. A study by the Ukrainian threat-intelligence organisation Terrecon has identified 981 songs combining signs of AI generation with pro-Russian military narratives, distributed through an ecosystem that reaches YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and SoundCloud. The songs range from sentimental ballads to rock and heavy metal. Their recurring themes are familiar from conventional Russian wartime propaganda: the heroisation of Russian soldiers, romanticisation of the war, mobilisation, the “Russian world”, commemoration of fallen troops and attacks on Ukraine and its armed forces. Some contain derogatory or dehumanising references to Ukrainians. What is new is not necessarily the message, but the production and distribution model: generative AI allows propagandistic music to be produced rapidly, cheaply and in quantities that would previously have required musicians, studios and producers. Nearly 1,000 tracks identified Terrecon examined 3,725 tracks collected from YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and the AI music platform Suno. After manual review, researchers classified 981 as showing both indications of AI generation and pro-Russian war propaganda. In 681 tracks they identified 728 propaganda-related keywords or phrases. The largest category was the glorification of the Russian military, followed by romanticised treatment of Moscow’s so-called “special military operation”, mobilisation appeals, narratives about the “Russian world”, and the cult of fallen soldiers and the state. The reach was not merely theoretical. Listening or viewing statistics were available for 608 of the identified tracks; together they had accumulated 86.8 million plays and views, according to Terrecon. A smaller group of 13 high-performing songs accounted for more than 53 million YouTube views and more than 67 million when YouTube Music was included. Among the better-known examples is “Power of Artillery”, a Russian-language rock song praising artillery weapons that passed two million views on YouTube. Most of the tracks for which publication dates could be established appeared after 2024, broadly coinciding with the rapid expansion of consumer AI music generators such as Suno and Udio. That correlation does not prove that AI alone caused the increase, but it illustrates how drastically the economics of production have changed. A propaganda song for as little as $11 Terrecon also tested how difficult it would be to commission such material. Researchers approached 25 creators producing AI-assisted militaristic music; 15 agreed to take commissions. Prices ranged from approximately $11 to $330, while delivery times ranged from two hours to three days. According to Terrecon, some were prepared to produce highly aggressive anti-Ukrainian material, including content intended for audiences involving children from occupied Ukrainian territories. Some creators used Russian intermediary services that provided access to Western AI tools such as Suno and Udio despite restrictions. The researchers then tested several AI generators themselves. Across 40 prompts submitted to Suno, Udio, Mureka, Google Flow Music and ElevenLabs, 25 resulted in successful generations, while safeguards were circumvented in 15 cases. Terrecon reported that four of the five services tested produced Russian-language material containing wartime narratives, although technical problems prevented comparable testing on some systems. In one Udio experiment, the researchers said the model itself introduced more explicit violent language than had appeared in the original promp These tests do not demonstrate that the commercial platforms knowingly support Russian propaganda. They show something narrower: existing safeguards can be inconsistent when political messaging is packaged as music. From generation to Spotify The distribution experiment may be the most revealing part of Terrecon’s research. The team deliberately uploaded test tracks containing explicit hostile language to YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify and Deezer. Terrecon says none was blocked during the experiment. On SoundCloud, researchers used an account identifying its location as Moscow, disclosed the use of AI and added markers including references to the Russian military and the war. The platform accepted the upload and subsequently offered paid promotional and distribution tools. This does not prove that streaming recommendation systems systematically promote pro-war music. There is currently insufficient public evidence to make that claim. It does demonstrate that material can enter the same commercial distribution infrastructure as ordinary music and, once there, potentially benefit from playlists, searches, sharing and recommendation mechanisms available to other releases. That distinction is important. Propaganda no longer has to announce itself as political communication. On a streaming platform it can look like another song. Culture as a delivery mechanism Music has always been used in wartime propaganda. What generative AI changes is scale. Instead of investing heavily in a limited number of patriotic performers or officially commissioned productions, creators can generate variations across styles, audiences and emotional registers at very low cost. Terrecon found material ranging from war rock to sentimental songs and content styled for younger audiences. Some creators also experimented with cloned celebrity voices and stylistic imitation of established musicians. The format also offers a different relationship with the audience. A political video asks a viewer to consume an argument. Music can accompany commuting, exercise or entertainment and may be encountered outside explicitly political spaces. This does not automatically make it more persuasive, and Terrecon’s research does not establish measurable effects on political attitudes. It does, however, place wartime narratives inside a cultural environment where users may not initially perceive themselves as consuming political messaging. An ecosystem, not a proven Kremlin command structure The strongest evidence supports describing this as a growing AI-assisted pro-Russian propaganda-music ecosystem, not a single operation controlled from Moscow. Terrecon did not establish that the Russian government created, financed or coordinated all 981 tracks. Reporting on the study likewise notes that the extent of direct state involvement remains unclear. There is broader evidence that the Russian state finances cultural projects and digital content supporting the war, including through state-backed funding bodies. That context matters, but it does not allow individual songs in Terrecon’s dataset to be attributed to the Kremlin without additional evidence. The significance of the case lies elsewhere. AI has reduced the cost of producing ideological content, intermediaries can help creators access generation tools, and global platforms can provide distribution. The result is a pipeline in which wartime propaganda no longer has to resemble propaganda at all. It can simply appear in a playlist. Sources Terrecon / Ukrainska Pravda — Daria Verbytska on the research https://www.pravda.com.ua/columns/2026/10/05/8056229/ Suspilne Culture — detailed breakdown of Terrecon findings https://suspilne.media/culture/1417933-rosijsku-voennu-propagandu-maskuut-pid-anime-karaoke-ta-rok-doslidzenna-si-pisen-vid-terrecon/ The Insider — AI-generated Russian war propaganda music https://theins.ru/news/297839 Institute of Mass Information — summary of New York Times reporting https://imi.org.ua/en/news/doslidzhennya-rf-masovo-stvoryu%D1%94-propagandistski-pisni-za-dopomogoyu-shi The Bridge Media — AI-generated songs and Russian military propaganda https://thebridgemedia.com.ua/en/ai-generated-songs-russian-military-propaganda/ Center for Strategic Communication — cost and production of AI propaganda music https://spravdi.org/propaganda-za-11-yak-rosiya-shtampuye-shi-pisni-z-miljonamy-prosluhovuvan/ Times of India — AI-generated Russian war songs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/ai-sings-russias-war-story-inside-the-rise-of-generative-songs-about-ukraine-conflict/articleshow/134650594.cms EU Council / EUR-Lex — Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32026D1351 Human Rights Watch — Russian state funding of digital and patriotic content https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/30/disrupted-throttled-and-blocked/state-censorship-control-and-increasing-isolation #DISINFORMED #Episode16 #Russia #Ukraine #RussianPropaganda #WarPropaganda #MusicPropaganda #AIMusic #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #CulturalPropaganda #DigitalInfluence #NarrativeManipulation #PropagandaMusic #StreamingPlatforms #Spotify #AppleMusic #YouTube #YouTubeMusic #Deezer #SoundCloud #Suno #Udio #RussianWorld #RusskiyMir #MilitaryPropaganda #WarNarratives #Mobilisation #AlgorithmicDistribution #RecommendationAlgorithms #MusicStreaming #PlatformManipulation #Terrecon #OSINT #MediaManipulation #WRLD

Je ne saurais expliquer à quel point le karaoké du #Zevent va manquer. Ça ramène tout le monde, c’est hyper attendu. C’est un moment de cohésion,de bonheur à chaque fois,les rires & les gens qui hurlent les paroles Bravo @LittleBigWhale d’avoir créé cette tradition 🤍 #Zevent2026 https://t.co/VttSxLzq9p #Karaoké #Zevent #Cohésion

To se prostě parta 30 českých Vietnamců sebrala, pronajala si chatu v Krkonoších, opékala buřty, zpívala u táboráku Stánky (haha) na karaoke a pak do 4 ráno koukala na hvězdy... Prostě integrace. Jo, a noční oblohu jsem fotil úplně poprvé, fascinující disciplína.✨ https://t.co/sQQpz4z1ZM #Integrace #CzechRepublic #Krkonošsko

NIK ujawnia skandal w Ministerstwie Sprawiedliwości! Ponad 160 tysięcy złotych z pieniędzy podatników wydano na imprezę z basenem z kulkami, karaoke i goglami VR. Kiedy Polacy zmagają się z drożyzną, władza urządza sobie zabawy w prestiżowym lokalu nad Wisłą. Kontrolerzy jasno https://t.co/bsZoCpdEWv #NIK #MinisterstwoSprawiedliwości #Skandal #PL

Ponad 160 TYSIĘCY ZŁOTYCH z podatków Polaków poszło na imprezę z basenem z kulkami, karaoke i goglami VR w Ministerstwie Sprawiedliwości! 💸 NIK nie pozostawia złudzeń: te wydatki były niegospodarne i niezgodne z prawem. W tym samym czasie Zbigniew Ziobro jest atakowany za to, że https://t.co/ngnTxfKSVY #Polska #MinisterstwoSprawiedliwości #wydatki #PL

Jak się bawić, to się bawić 😀 @rzeczpospolita ujawnia, że @NIKgovPL zmiażdżył @MS_GOV_PL za sfinansowanie z publicznych pieniędzy… imprezy karnawałowej z karaoke, basenami z kulkami czy warsztatami tanecznymi, w której wzięły udział 564 osoby, z czego jedynie ok. 150 stanowili pracownicy MS. Koszt tej jednodniowej zabawy, to ok. 164 000 zł. Impreza odbyła się w styczniu 2025 r., a więc jeszcze za kadencji @Adbodnar. Idąc tropem rozumowania @PK_GOV_PL w sprawie Funduszu Sprawiedliwości doszło do „przywłaszczenia środków publicznych na rzecz innego podmiotu”. „Uśmiechnięta Polska” w całej okazałości. #Polska #Karnawał #FinansePubliczne

Po uveřejnění videa o pokrytectví Pavla, jsem byl okamžitě napaden jeho svědomitými obhájci, že to vrchní video je AI, karaoke, že mi Moskva mizerně platí atd. Tak tady pro ně mám originál toho videa ze 17.12. 2024 přímo z prezidentova oficiálního profilu na X a část která je v tom kombinovaném videu nahoře tady začíná v čase 0:38. Nemáte zač trapní hlupáčci... #politika #videodoklady #dezinformace

Tesla kündigt das Summer Update 2026 an und das hat es wirklich in sich. ☀️ ✅ Grok bekommt jetzt endlich Zugriff auf das Fahrzeug: Anrufe starten, Musik suchen und abspielen, die Klimaanlage steuern, das Handschuhfach öffnen und Fragen zum eigenen Tesla beantworten ✅ Self-Driving-Statistiken in der Tesla App: Anteil der autonom gefahrenen Kilometer, längste Fahrt, Serien und Monatsübersichten lassen sich ansehen und teilen ✅ Automatische Navigation erkennt Routinen: Das Fahrzeug schlägt regelmäßig besuchte Orte vor und berücksichtigt bevorzugte Strecken ✅ Gewünschten Akkustand am Ziel festlegen: Die gewünschte Restreichweite kann direkt über die Tesla App eingestellt werden ✅ Eigene Wraps über die App senden: Individuelle Designs lassen sich ohne USB-Stick auf die 3D-Fahrzeugvisualisierung übertragen ✅ Karaoke mit Punktesystem: Gesang wird bewertet und Highscores werden im Tesla-Profil gespeichert ✅ Sperre für das hintere Display: Inhalte können weiterlaufen, während die Bedienung nur noch von vorne möglich ist ✅ Supercharger lassen sich bei der Zieleingabe nach Namen suchen ✅ Apple-Music-Songs können direkt aus der Suche zur Warteschlange hinzugefügt werden ✅ Zoomstufe der Self-Driving-Visualisierung kann gespeichert werden ✅ Der Browser unterstützt jetzt Kamera und Mikrofon ✅ Neue Intro-Animationen für das neue Model 3 und Model Y Tesla macht aus dem Auto immer mehr ein Smartphone auf Rädern. Und genau das ist der Unterschied: Das Fahrzeug wird nach dem Kauf nicht älter, sondern bekommt regelmäßig neue Funktionen. #Tesla #Update #SelfDriving

¿Esto es un autobús o un karaoke? Raphael, Bad Bunny, Leiva… ¡QUÉ SIGA LA FIESTA! #VamosEspaña https://t.co/M8qHRacYfc #Fiesta #Karaoke #Música

To, że bogaci koledzy pana ministra, w tym zapewnie posłowie, zainwestowali kasę w mieszkania sprawia, że pan minister nie bedzie wspierał regulacji patologii darcia ryja do rana przez pijanych turystów, co powoduje ze normlani mieszkańcy nie są w stanie żyć. Nie chodzi tylko o dzieci i osoby strasze ale tez o ludzi którzy idą półżywi do roboty bo 7 dni w tygodniu za ścianą maja wieczór kawalerski czy panieński albo nawalonych zagraniczniaków którzy do 5 nad ranem cisną karaoke. Bo oni są przecież na wakajkach. Panie ministrze, koledzy mogą sprzedać mieszkania albo wynajmować na długi termin. Jest wiele rozwiązań. #Turystyka #Regulacje #Mieszkania