Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP pic)MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected Washington’s accusations that Russia tried to disrupt the 2016 presidential vote and sought to demoralise African-Americans, calling the charges incomprehensible.
According to a new report for the US Senate, the primary goal of Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA) was to deepen divisions in US society and convince Democrat-favouring liberals — including Latinos, youths and the LGBTQ community — not to vote.
The most extensive analysis yet of thousands of IRA ads and posts across social media in 2015-2017 showed an emphasis on provoking the anger of black Americans so that they …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
