Beware: this Russian cyber warfare threatens every democracy | Natalie Nougayrède
Kremlin-inspired interference is about much more than skewed elections. It’s the world of mind contr..
Kremlin-inspired interference is about much more than skewed elections. It’s the world of mind control imagined by George Orwell
Anyone in Europe and Britain worried about the state of US democracy should take time to watch the videos of this week’s congressional hearings over Russian online meddling in the 2016 presidential election. If the words “checks and balances” mean anything, this surely is it.
My favourite moment is when senator Dianne Feinstein leans into the microphone and says sternly to the Facebook, Twitter and Google representatives (whose evasive answers have exasperated her): “You don’t get it! This is a very big deal. What we’re talking about is cataclysmic. It is cyber warfare. A major foreign power with sophistication and ability got involved in our presidential election.”
