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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

"This is a global phenomenon," said the assessment. "Our information indicates that senior Russian government officials, including the Kremlin, see value in this type of influence operation and perceive it to be effective."

A senior State Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said that Russia was encouraged to intensify its election influence operations by its success in amplifying disinformation about the 2020 U.S. election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[-] spiderplant@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is no such thing as passive surveillance if all surveillance data can be automatically flagged or you have an army of agents trawling through it all. Both things America is doing.

Saying fuck the US government online probably puts US citizens as well as global citizens on lists.

America is notorious for embedding into and destroying movements. This happens to this day.

Also hate to break it to you, if you're in the US you're physical movements are also most likely tracked.

It's pure cope to say you have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide as you just did.

You both agree on the fundamentals, you just draw the line at what you're calling a "true" police state. This argument is unproductive.

[-] spiderplant@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

This comment is unproductive.

We do disagree on a fundamental fact, that America is a police state.

bobs_monkey hypocritically excuses american actions when they would use the same actions committed by non aligned states as evidence that they are police states.

Countering this narrative is productive to my goal, even if I don't convince bobs_monkey. It doesn't let what is essentially american propaganda go unchallenged for future readers.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

You really need to work on your reading comprehension and probably go outside, paranoia is not a healthy way of life.

[-] spiderplant@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

What did I get wrong exactly?

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Saying fuck the US government online probably puts US citizens as well as global citizens on lists

God I wish I was the person selling you the tinfoil for your hats.

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