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[00:00:01] We sincerely invite everyone
[00:00:03] on August 15, 2026,
[00:00:07] to the Petrikovsky district of the Gomel region, agrotown
[00:00:10] Lyaskovichi, for the ninth international
[00:00:14] festival of ethnocultural traditions "Call of
[00:00:17] Polesie." A huge number
[00:00:19] of venues and activities await everyone who comes to
[00:00:23] our festival. There will be working
[00:00:27] farmsteads, promoting national Belarusian
[00:00:30] culture. All will be awaited by masters of folk artistic
[00:00:34] crafts, and of course, everyone will be awaited by
[00:00:37] the unique nature of the Polesie region. Let's
[00:00:41] love our country together. Let's
[00:00:44] be proud of it together at the festival
[00:00:47] "Call of Polesie" in 2026.
[00:00:50] году.
[00:02:08] Hello, this is the project "Everything is Clear" with Marina Karaman. Let's
[00:02:11] talk about complex things in simple language. Today, about which
[00:02:15] articles are used to prosecute aggression on the internet,
[00:02:18] whether a high IQ saves from online deception, and what
[00:02:22] strings of the human soul cybercriminals play on.
[00:02:25] Let's go.
[00:02:30] The Investigative Committee has become more attentive to
[00:02:33] content in some social networks. The first criminal
[00:02:36] cases have already been opened against users whose
[00:02:39] videos and texts were published with gross violations of the law.
[00:02:43] Some are happy about this, some believe that expressing their valuable
[00:02:47] opinion in the virtual space is the sacred right
[00:02:50] of every boor. The most understanding quietly cleaned up the dirt from
[00:02:54] posts and comments and started hitting their hands when
[00:02:58] they felt like hyping up misinformation on Threads or
[00:03:00] TikTok.
[00:03:05] Investigators monitor the situation on all social networks used by
[00:03:09] Belarusians. But Threads and TikTok are special.
[00:03:12] The fact is that to promote a post on Instagram, Telegram, VK,
[00:03:16] Odnoklassniki, the author must have either many subscribers or
[00:03:19] helpers who have many subscribers and are willing
[00:03:23] to repost it. TikTok and Threads algorithms
[00:03:26] work differently. A user with three subscribers
[00:03:30] can publish any nonsense, and the social network, by laws unclear
[00:03:34] to anyone, picks up this nonsense, shows it to everyone, and
[00:03:37] pushes it into trends. Trends mean
[00:03:40] hundreds of thousands of views, reactions, and
[00:03:43] comments.
[00:03:48] No, emotionality and delayed critical
[00:03:51] thinking are two pillars on which the psychological swings of
[00:03:55] an average social network user creak. Scientists
[00:03:58] are seriously talking about
[00:04:00] an epidemic of false information, and it relies on
[00:04:04] the peculiarities of how the human brain works. It
[00:04:06] engages logic later than emotional reactions. We are wired
[00:04:10] that way, so we first repost and comment, and then
[00:04:14] evaluate the truthfulness of the information. First, we act, and then
[00:04:18] we think. When we are very outraged or
[00:04:21] thrilled, we need to quickly release the tension. The easiest
[00:04:24] way to do this is to share an emotion or content. We
[00:04:28] share and multiply someone else's lies. Most
[00:04:32] people evaluate information with bias, believing what
[00:04:36] they want to believe. If the content confirms their fears or
[00:04:39] beliefs, critical thinking starts to lag.
[00:04:43] The person triumphs, "I knew it, I told you so!" Like,
[00:04:46] repost. The herd instinct plays an important role
[00:04:50] in this process. When a person sees that a video is viral, they think in
[00:04:54] the paradigm, "Millions cannot be wrong," fears becoming
[00:04:57] an outcast, and joins the alleged
[00:05:00] to shout, "I'm one of you, I'm with you!" Remember how
[00:05:04] before the attempted coup in 2020, we
[00:05:07] saw accounts of some fleeting trolls with many
[00:05:10] subscribers.
[00:05:21] 80% of them were bots, but those who fell for the scale of the inflated audience got the impression that the whole country had gone mad, and they seriously feared being left outside their own homes, even if such profiles made
[00:05:25] it look like a madhouse. Many wonder
[00:05:28] why people with good education and high
[00:05:31] IQ fall for misinformation. There's an explanation
[00:05:34] for this too: cognitive laziness.
[00:05:37] Checking any data requires energy, pseudo-belief
[00:05:40] saves resources. People who consider themselves smart,
[00:05:44] educated, well, even thinking, are sure that
[00:05:48] they definitely won't be fooled. This category of users, coordinators
[00:05:51] of any disinformation, are caught on the hook
[00:05:54] of their own pride, playing on their fear
[00:05:58] of losing face before their surroundings. So,
[00:06:00] there's nothing to envy here. If false or aggressive content
[00:06:04] goes viral, it's a reason to sympathize with its author, because
[00:06:07] lies and aggression will have to
[00:06:09] be answered for.
[00:06:14] According to articles of the administrative or criminal codes, paragraph
[00:06:18] 2 of Article 10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses states
[00:06:21] that an individual who insults someone in information distributed on
[00:06:25] the internet can be punished with a fine of 10 to
[00:06:28] 200 base units, public works, or administrative
[00:06:32] arrest. Article 237
[00:06:35] of the Administrative Code provides for illegal
[00:06:38] collection, processing, storage, or provision
[00:06:41] of personal data.
[00:06:53] His photo, video with him, recordings of his voice,
[00:06:56] documents, and even his car number.
[00:06:59] Let's move on to the Criminal Code, Article
[00:07:02] 188. Defamation. This is the dissemination
[00:07:05] of knowingly false, discrediting information about another person or
[00:07:09] accusing him of committing a serious or especially
[00:07:14] grave crime. For such deeds, one can be rewarded with a fine, correctional labor
[00:07:17] for up to 2 years, arrest, restriction, or
[00:07:20] deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years.
[00:07:24] Article 130. Incitement of racial,
[00:07:27] national, religious, or other social enmity or
[00:07:30] discord. This is an intentional attempt to incite hatred in others
[00:07:34] towards someone because of their race, nationality,
[00:07:37] religion, profession, gender,
[00:07:40] age, or the language they speak.
[00:08:22] unlawful actions regarding information about private life
[00:08:26] and personal data. It states that the unlawful collection or
[00:08:29] dissemination of information about the private life and personal
[00:08:33] data of another person without their consent can lead to punishment
[00:08:36] up to deprivation of liberty for up to 5 years. Article
[00:08:40] 340. Knowingly
[00:08:42] false report of danger. This refers to posts about an explosion, arson, or
[00:08:46] something else that could threaten people's lives and health, or cause
[00:08:49] serious damage to them. Punishment can be a fine, arrest,
[00:08:53] restriction of liberty for up to 3 years, or deprivation of liberty
[00:08:56] for up to 5 years. For a repeated offense, one can get up to
[00:09:00] 7 years in prison.
[00:09:03] Social networks and everything
[00:09:07] that happens in the virtual space have long been part of reality. I will
[00:09:11] give you personal, very illustrative examples.
[00:09:14] Once, I ran an educational blog, where I always wore
[00:09:17] two buns and bright T-shirts. Then I started running my Telegram channel,
[00:09:21] that is, I created two lines of communication with the audience, which
[00:09:25] demonstrated how I think, how I write, and how I look on
[00:09:28] camera. And when the question arose about whether I could work on
[00:09:31] television, these two channels of communication with me became
[00:09:34] the primary way for the employer to assess my
[00:09:38] professional capabilities. My hairstyle and bright clothes moved to the
[00:09:41] studio and now serve the viewers of what I consider to be
[00:09:44] the most effective media in the country. The second example
[00:09:48] is trivial and close to many modern women. It was on social media that a
[00:09:51] man found me, with whom I have been happily married for 10 years. We are from
[00:09:55] different worlds, different age groups, and would hardly have met in real
[00:09:59] life. A family emerged from the emptiness. What could be
[00:10:02] more real? A couple more examples that didn't leave me
[00:10:06] indifferent. Recently, one mom posted a video
[00:10:09] in which she accused a stranger of attempting to steal
[00:10:13] her children. Social media exploded. The man was showered
[00:10:16] with dirt and curses, accused of pedophilia, and the police were criticized.
[00:10:20] It turned out that he was a respectable citizen
[00:10:24] who was simply looking for his daughter at the playground. The man
[00:10:27] faced aggressive hate because someone "thought something"
[00:10:31] and personal fantasies were formalized into
[00:10:34] a public accusation. Sometime ago,
[00:10:37] social media spread information about a resident of the Belarusian hinterland
[00:10:40] who got injured at work and was living in poverty. Concerned compatriots
[00:10:44] began to send him money for his upkeep. We have many
[00:10:47] concerned people. The financial flow was stable. The most
[00:10:50] worried went to the unfortunate man's house.
[00:10:53] It turned out that this person did not exist. The whole story from
[00:10:57] beginning to end was a fabrication by online scammers to
[00:11:01] profit. Professional beggars infest all
[00:11:04] social networks, but Threads is especially rich
[00:11:07] in such characters. Note that all the loudest episodes of
[00:11:11] fraud start in the virtual world, and
[00:11:13] end with the loss of real money. All the color
[00:11:17] revolutions of the last 20 years began on social networks, and
[00:11:20] ended with the destruction of real states and tragedies for
[00:11:24] millions of real people. The virtual world
[00:11:27] is part of real life, and it is logical to answer for crimes in it
[00:11:31] according to real laws. This is the practice of all developed
[00:11:34] countries.
[00:11:38] In Britain, according to local press, for posts, reposts and
[00:11:42] comments on social networks about 30 people are arrested
[00:11:45] daily. Every year 12,000 citizens go
[00:11:49] through arrests and interrogations for insults and threats on
[00:11:52] the Internet. In the USA everyone who threatens
[00:11:56] civil servants and calls for overthrowing the government through social
[00:11:59] networks is arrested. In France, the reason to put a person in a cell is considered
[00:12:03] justification of terrorism, insult of authorities and incitement of social
[00:12:06] hatred on the Internet. In Germany, a month ago, two users
[00:12:10] were tried who unhappily commented on a post about
[00:12:14] the closure of the sky over the city of Heilbronn during the Chancellor's
[00:12:17] visit.
[00:12:21] Thirst for popularity. Bloggers and those who want to become
[00:12:25] such seek ways to attract attention. The easiest way to do this
[00:12:29] is by playing on the emotions of the audience. And here the most
[00:12:32] powerful triggers are pride, hatred, and
[00:12:35] fear. They pull the emergency brake on our prudence,
[00:12:38] initiating a chain of unconscious reactions that force
[00:12:41] users to argue in comments, to spend days proving
[00:12:44] their point to complete strangers, and to justify themselves to
[00:12:48] trolls. The more comments, the higher the rating
[00:12:51] of the publication and the chances of promoting a profile to a commercial level.
[00:12:59] If you believe you have been insulted or defamed online,
[00:13:02] if someone has disseminated your personal
[00:13:05] data, if you see a crime being committed according to the
[00:13:09] criminal or administrative articles mentioned above, you need to go to the
[00:13:12] police for help. Law enforcement will conduct
[00:13:16] an investigation, find the offender, even if they are hiding behind a zero
[00:13:20] account, qualify their actions, and if they find in them
[00:13:23] elements of a crime or...
[00:13:55] In our time, the chances of becoming a victim of a crime online
[00:13:58] are higher than on the street. Laws are already adapted to this
[00:14:02] state of affairs. If the first reaction to content is
[00:14:06] shock or anger, most likely someone is playing on your
[00:14:09] feelings. Give yourself 10 minutes to reflect on the information
[00:14:12] received, and then write comments. And don't
[00:14:15] throw accusations in a fit of righteous anger.
[00:14:18] A word can heal, but it can also kill an
[00:14:22] innocent person, and for that you will have to pay according to
[00:14:25] spiritual laws. I am Marina Karaman. On issues of digital
[00:14:29] hygiene, we have sorted it out. Everything is clear. See you.