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News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

DOJ seizes dozens of domains used in Russian influence campaigns targeting swing states

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DOJ seizes dozens of domains used in Russian influence campaigns targeting swing states

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News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Three Russian companies with links to the government were allegedly using the domains as part of a coordinated effort to influence the upcoming election.

A pretty good summary of the DOJ documents in the Russian propaganda campaign.

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Did they forget twitter?
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  And lemmy.ml
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    Hexbear too. I doubt anyone is paying them though.
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  Especially considering this was found in some of the captured Ruzzian documents:
  
  Twitter is “the only mass platform that could currently be utilized in the U.S.”

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