Russian operatives are attempting to infiltrate and manipulate American social media to hijack the national conversation and to make Americans angry; to set us against ourselves, and, at their most basic, to undermine our democracy.
Mark Warner: “Russian operatives are attempting to infiltrate and manipulate American social media to hijack the national conversation…”
On the recordOctober 31, 2017
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Warns about Russian interference in American social media and its impact on democracy.
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