cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46797842
May 2, 2026
The creative team behind many of the viral sensations featuring Lego characters and storytelling critical of the war launched by US-Israeli forces against Iran two months ago, posted a new video on Saturday that seeks to forge solidarity between everyday Iranians and Americans suffering from the conflict, and who desperately want to see the fighting brought to an end.
“The Iranian AI Lego team has another video out,” said Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a DC think tank focused on US foreign policy. “The music, lyrics, and imagery are all designed to appeal to disillusioned Americans.”
The fact that they’re whitelisted to use the internet alone implies they’re in cahoots with the government
Not necessarily. People have been working around the data blockade the whole time
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzk91leweo
I could see the government giving informal approval. (which could simply take the form of them knowing who the group is and letting them continue). But part of the regime? who knows.
Not that the distinction really matters. The more I learn about Iran, I realize that basically everything that goes on there exists in some sort of grey area