mitsho
Deity
How is it dangerous? Especially since people have free will on whether to listen or not listen to propaganda. Do we really need a nanny state to tell us what's fact and what's fiction, all at the cost of bringing government corruption and bias into what determines what we can listen too? I'm sorry but that's like 1984.
What I'm trying to explain is that intelligence agencies of other nations have all done bad things, including things worse than election influencing. Unless you think election interference is worse than actually committing terrorism?
Again, we are talking about the integrity of elections, to make them free and fair. Allowing for debate requires a framework for the public space that only the state can provide. The US one is very liberal with regards to free speech, but others go further. Germany f.e. is very hesitant with free speech with regard to Nazism, in Switzerland we don't allow for political tv ads. Where you draw the line is flexible, but even the US drew it with regard to misinformation campaigns on social medial. You are right in that you could go after people who would organise this from the US, but it's difficult when people from outside do it. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
And again for emphasis: You can't compare election interference with terrorism - they are two different topics. Both are bad. I have finished.
PS: Though - until further things happen - this discussion may be in the wrong place here. As this is about ugly new things by Trump coming to light.