A federal grand jury in Washington, DC has indicted 13 Russian nationals and a Kremlin-linked internet firm on charges that they had meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
The US government said Russian entities began interfering in US political processes, including the 2016 presidential election, as early as 2014, according to a court document.
[...] The charges – which include conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft – are the most direct allegations to date of illegal Russian meddling in the election.
Link to the Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/file/1035477/download
(Score: 3, Interesting) by NotSanguine on Tuesday February 20 2018, @02:54AM
A very interesting point. And a timely one. Jessica Rosenworcel [wikipedia.org] gave a speech on a related topic a couple weeks ago at the "State of The Net" conference [c-span.org].
This kind of stuff *is* a big deal, as it seeks to deligitimize and weaken our social and political institutions. While we certainly do have issues with those, allowing bad actors to attempt to destroy our society isn't the answer. Rather Loud voices, action and concerted efforts to strengthen and clean up those institutions is what is required.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr