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How the GOP muzzled the quiet coalition that fought foreign propaganda
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Nov 10, 2023 09:21am |
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| Category | Review |
| Author | Kevin Collier and Ken Dilanian |
| News Date | Friday, November 10, 2023 01:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A once-robust alliance of federal agencies, tech companies, election officials and researchers that worked together to thwart foreign propaganda and disinformation has fragmented after years of sustained Republican attacks.
The GOP offensive started during the 2020 election as public critiques and has since escalated into lawsuits, governmental inquiries and public relations campaigns that have succeeded in stopping almost all coordination between the government and social media platforms.
The most recent setback came when the FBI put an indefinite hold on most briefings to social media companies about Russian, Iranian and Chinese influence campaigns. Employees at two U.S. tech companies who used to receive regular briefings from the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force told NBC News that it has been months since the bureau reached out. |
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