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.

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.

  • Rocha@lm.put.tfEnglish
    1243·
    1 year ago

    I’m not doing a whataboutism, I’m just saying that when a state big enough wants to exert it’s influence all over the world, it’s hard to curb that.

    • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
      299·
      1 year ago

      Uh, yes it fucking iswhataboutism because this thread is about Russian political intervention against democracy worldwide whereas the US would subvert governments to prop up democracies that would benefit them

      Big difference

      when a state big enough wants to exert its influence all over the world, it’s hard to curb that

      (Btw you used “it’s” which is “it is”, not “it’s” as in indicating ownership)

      This is simply MORE whataboutism, again we’re talking about Russian disinformation campaigns eroding public trust in democratic institutions and you’re over here telling people that it’s hard to change a big countries mind???

      Whataboutism or whataboutery denotes in a pejorative sense a procedure in which a critical question or argument is not answered or discussed, but retorted with a critical counter-question which expresses a counter-accusation.

      Come on bud, you can do better than this

      • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        78·
        1 year ago

        The United States subverts governments to prop up whatever would net the people in charge the most money in the long run and it usually ends up being a dictator.

        It’s not whataboutism when you compared the accused and the one accusing. It’s farcical and hypocritical to see the US pointing the finger when it has done worse and is still actively doing it.

      • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        512·
        1 year ago

        The article itself is “whataboutism.” The article fails to address the fact that America interferes in foreign elections. Article— what about Russia?

      • burntbutterbiscuits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        818·
        1 year ago

        “That would benefit them”

        Haiti has entered the chat.

        Name a country in central and South America that the United States has not installed a dictator lol