The Yandex outages, Dead Internet Theory, and how we all make our own reality

OPEN ME FOR LINKS AND NOTES (it's worth it, I promise!) Find me elsewhere...just don't expect coherence!   / csmalldog   https://www.threads.com/@csmalldog Want to support the channel? A cuppa is much appreciated! https://buymeacoffee.com/de.cadence NEW Patreon is now live, if you want the extended director's cut of this vid plus other monthly goodies! All available as one off purchases OR via membership:   / de_cadence   WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Ukraine struck multiple Russian data centres (and has continued to do so since I initially filmed this), and in response a meta narrative sprang up online. A scintillating narrative. A tantalizing one. But is it a true narrative? The answer is, as always, a lot more complicated. #yandex #russiaukrainewar #socialmedia ADDITIONAL READING FOR THIS EPISODE In time reporting from 11-13 October 2026: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/... https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/d... https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009594... An excellent primer by Lawfare: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/... Futurism was paying attention to one feed in particular: https://futurism.com/future-society/e... https://www.imperva.com/blog/2025-imp... 2026 European manipulation report: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/eeas-4th-fimi-... What is the Dead Internet Theory? https://time.com/7316046/sam-altman-d... Music from Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks https://uppbeat.io/contributors/all-g... 00:00 - Intro and background