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Sorry, Russia Is Not the Biggest Threat to Our Elections -- Facebook and YouTube Are

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That's why this week's obsessive, incompetent reporting on Russian hacking -- and the way it was amplified and spread online by Silicon Valley algorithms -- presents real dangers to America's already imperfect democracy and system of voting and elections.

"We're doing Russia's work for them," the attorney said. "I don't think NBC is working for Putin. But because it's easy clickbait to say Russia's penetrating our election systems, even though this is literally the same language that [DHS cyber security director] Jeanette [Manfra] used for her testimony back in June. There's no one happier right now than Vladimir sitting on his throne in Moscow. This is exactly what he was hoping for. It's working."

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