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posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 19 2018, @05:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-attack-ads-count dept.

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.

Video - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-election-2016-russia-robert-mueller-investigation-fbi-latest-updates-a8214651.html

Link to the Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/file/1035477/download


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by NotSanguine on Tuesday February 20 2018, @02:54AM

    by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Tuesday February 20 2018, @02:54AM (#640413) Homepage Journal

    I take the opposite position, bringing this up also gives a chance for real people to address the trolls. Politics and tech intersect a lot these days, and we do have an obligation to speak up about how our favorite tools are used.

    So far I'm seeing good discussions, with the trolls being incredibly obvious. "News for nerds, stuff that matters" pretty much encompasses this article. Tech angle? Check. Stuff a lot of users here care about? Check. User whining about politics on a tech site? Check. Yup, I typed in the right domain.

    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.

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