[titzer]

> This is the most insane conspiracy nonsense

I think this is an ungenerous reading of the parent. The fact there are disinformation campaigns running all the time is known beyond a shadow of a doubt. Are Russia and China _solely_ behind the bad press that tech is getting? Decidedly not. But do they also benefit, as in, Chinese and Russian tech companies benefit if American and European ones are damaged? Yes. IMO they are busy frying bigger fish, but I have little doubt that given the chance to tip the scale of public opinion this way or that, they'd prefer tech companies catch some flack.