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Dozens of Pro-Scotland independence accounts go dark after Israeli strikes on Iran
The sudden silence of dozens of pro-independence X accounts on 12 June 2025 coincided with Israeli air and cyber strikes targeting Iranian military and communications infrastructure.
Many had posted hundreds of times per week, often using pro-independence slogans, anti-UK messaging, and identity cues like “NHS nurse” or “Glaswegian socialist.” Their sudden disappearance coincided with a major Israeli airstrike campaign against Iranian military and cyber infrastructure. In the lead-up to the 2014 independence referendum, IRIB created Facebook pages like “The Scotsman Cartoon” that published caricatures and memes portraying then-Prime Minister David Cameron as the face of English authoritarianism. One tweet, which was viewed over a million times, stated, “the people robbing this country travel by private jet not by dinghy.” Another drew attention to Prince George receiving flying lessons at age 11, contrasting it with worsening poverty across the UK.
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