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Russia's Putin Calls For Web Activities of Some Firms To Be Monitored (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the umm-okay dept.

President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the Russian authorities should monitor the activity of "some companies" on social media during next year's presidential election and assess the extent of their involvement in domestic politics. From a report: He did not name the companies or say if he was concerned about the activities of foreign or local firms, but Russia has been accused by the United States and other Western nations of meddling in their elections. "We need to look carefully at how some companies work in internet, in social media, and how widely they are involved in our domestic political life," Putin said, speaking at a meeting with leaders in Russia's parliament about a new "foreign agents" law.

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  1. Re:As opposed to America's Putin? by Freischutz · · Score: -1, Troll

    You know... The guy who was put in power by Boris Yeltsin. Who himself was put in power by 300 million election funds by the USA, funnelled to him via the world bank. Versus 5 million for his competitor, whose hotel booking was always strangely cancelled by some "prankster", among other forms of permanent harassment. Something the CIA themselves openly admit nowadays.

    Aka: Yet another convenient scapegoat troll in the closet, that the US can take out, whenever things aren't going so great at home. Like Saddam, for example, until dumbass W. Bush emptied that closet.

    Yeah, yeah, if you trace anything that ever went tits-up in the history of Russia back far enough you can blame it on the west. I've heard that one before so excuse me for yawning.

    So if you think Putin got Trump into power ... ROFL.

    So why is Big Vlad scared enough to 'monitor the activities of certain social media companies' if it is not fear of revenge?