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Open U.S. Cyberspace ‘Inherently Vulnerable’ to Russian Disinformation

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Posted: September 28th, 2017

As more details emerge about Kremlin influence and disinformation operations aimed at sowing discord and exploiting divisions in the United States, congressional investigators are taking a closer look at the role top technology companies played in the 2016 election.

The House and Senate Intelligence Committees are meeting in closed briefings with representatives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google to learn more about Russian efforts on social media platforms. Experts told The Cipher Brief that Kremlin-backed disinformation and influence operations go far beyond any one election, targeting vulnerabilities and taking advantage of the U.S.’s free and open cyberspace to apply influence and play on weaknesses in the information sphere.

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