[Uh, no] Mitch McConnell: Tech Companies Should Help Us Weaponize the Internet Against Russia
https://gizmodo.com/mitch-mcconnell-tech-companies-should-help-us-weaponiz-1820149139 Google, Facebook and Twitter, three of the country's most prominent tech companies, all testified before Congress this week that they had unintentionally been part of an alleged Russian operation to spread misinformation and propaganda during the 2016 presidential elections. On Saturday, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested that the companies involved could make good by helping the U.S. government "retaliate" against Russia. - - - I can't figure out what the hell he's talking about. But considering the source, it's sure to be idiotic, self-defeating, and probably 180 degrees away from what we should be doing. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 --- Impeach Trump --- _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad
