Good question… US still unprepared for Russian election interference, Robert Mueller says. I’m not a policy wonk, but it’s clear to me that while media literacy and awareness campaigns have some level of utility, they are not sufficient to move the dial for the general public. Especially in the US, the people repeating Russian disinformation talking points are in fact often aware of this, but because those talking points are an effective way of attacking their domestic opponents, they just don’t seem to care whether what they are saying is true or not.
Good question… US still unprepared for Russian election interference, Robert Mueller says. I’m not a policy wonk, but it’s clear to me that while media literacy and awareness campaigns have some level of utility, they are not sufficient to move the dial for the general public. Especially in the US, the people repeating Russian disinformation talking points are in fact often aware of this, but because those talking points are an effective way of attacking their domestic opponents, they just don’t seem to care whether what they are saying is true or not.