Microwork platform: "Unequivocally false", "Not a tool used by Russian forces to locate Ukrainian targets"
15 sats \ 5 boost \ 5 comments \ @earnbitcoin 26 Feb 2022 bitcoin
The CEO of Microwork (crowdsource labor) platform Premise addressed allegations that the service was "literally used to find and mark targets in Ukraine*. A press release reads:
Premise does not work for or support the Russian military or government.
Out of an abundance of caution, Premise has suspended all operations in Ukraine.
*Premise's Response to Allegations of Influence in Ukraine https://www.premise.com/blog/premises-response-to-allegations-of-influence-in-ukraine
Allegation:
@FBI please, please take down @premisedata it is crucial now. Rate to screenshots in attached tweet, this app is literally used to find and mark targets in @Ukraine
https://twitter.com/supbop/status/1497326912330424321
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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 26 Feb 2022
Here are some examples of microwork / microtask / crowdsource labor platforms in which bitcoin is used.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 2 Mar 2022
Another article on Premise, this one from the WSJ:
According to people familiar with the matter, Premise derives the majority of its revenue from the U.S. defense community—making it unlikely to be assisting the Russian government in the invasion. Premise provides personnel with top-secret U.S. clearances to military and intelligence programs inside the U.S. and to other U.S. allies, the WSJ has previously reported.
Premise Mobile-Phone App Suspends Ukraine Activities After Accusations Fly https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-02-26/card/8FDnhZe9raunaIJ4HV66
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @earnbitcoin OP 2 Mar 2022
It's part of a broader trend of embracing 'open source' intelligence that is going on in militaries and intelligence agencies around the world, including the United States. One official estimated 80% of intelligence is now sourced to unclassified sources
https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/1497624830476173314
Full Twitter thread, unrolled:
Thread by @ByronTau on Thread Reader App https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1497624827422720002.html
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @earnbitcoin OP 2 Mar 2022
[UPDATE]
In Ukraine, during 2022’s unprovoked war of Russian aggression, Premise tasks were deployed to help our customers in the international humanitarian space understand exactly what was happening on the ground.
These tasks — which asked for Contributors to report on local conditions like road closures, the state of health facilities, and food availability — had been running alongside many other surveys and observational requests for months prior to Russia’s invasion.
An overview of how Premise works and why we crowdsource insights from around the world. https://www.premise.com/blog/understanding-premises-role-in-ukraine/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 26 Feb 2022
People... stop using that shit twatter. Twatter is a weapon AGAINST you and your freedom. Is a weapon of manipulations, lies, propaganda.
Many of the same people who wrote with stunning ignorance about COVID (hoax) are doing the same now with Russi/Ukraine (false war), which illustrates how media people who are paid to have opinions end up as weathervanes and nothing more. Stop taking sides in that fake war. YOU are the victim. Just stack sats, fuck the banks
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