Belarusian official says Threads is being used to destabilize the country
Natallia Kachanova
Threads is the social network being used to "rock" Belarus. This was stated by the chairwoman of the Council of the Republic (the upper house of the Belarusian parliament), Natalya Kochanova, on state television.
Kochanova claimed that the social network poses a threat to Belarus: "Such money and resources have been thrown at it to destabilize the situation in our country today."
However, the official named neither the amount of "such money" nor its sources.
Kochanova added that non-commercial public organizations would have no place in the Lukashist state: "If back then we were talking about non-commercial organizations, today we already understand that there is no place for these organizations here, because this is nothing but destructiveness. And, by the way, many states and countries have realized this and have completely abandoned it."
Previously, Belarusian security forces threatened Belarusians with prosecution for posts in Threads and TikTok that were unflattering to the authorities.
