Russia Now Targeting Elections in India, Brazil: Oxford Expert Tells US Lawmakers

[Spartan]

One more reason to put Media and Social media in control during the elections.

SC or EC should clamp down on what is being projected as news...rather than reporting on some fake social media report.

same goes with whatsapp and FB...vati meeda news create chesi shouldnt divert the people...

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Russia may target the media in countries like India and Brazil to interfere in their elections, an Oxford University social media expert has alleged before US lawmakers.

The remarks by Philip N. Howard, a statutory Professor of Internet Studies at the Oxford Internet Institute and Balliol College at the University of Oxford came during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Foreign Influence on Social Media platforms. Howard, however, did not elaborate further about his allegations.

 

 

 

The situation could be more dangerous in those countries where the media is not as professional as that of the US, he said.
 

 

Howard's mention of likely Russian interference in the Indian and Brazilian elections through their media, without any further explanation, came in response to a question from Senator Susan Collins after he gave some examples of such interference in the Hungarian media.
 

 

"The United States actually has the most professionalised media in the world. It's learned certainly to evaluate their sources and no longer report tweets as is given," Howard said.

"I would say that the greater concern would be amongst the media institutions in our democratic allies. I believe that the Russians have moved from targeting us, in particular, to Brazil and India; other enormous democracies that will be running elections in the next few years," Howard said.

"While we still see significant Russian activity, those countries have the media institutions that need learn, need to develop," Howard said. There were no follow up questions from lawmakers on these countries.

The powerful Senate committee held the hearing on the foreign influence on social media platforms with the focus on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections.

In a January 2017 assessment, top US intelligence agencies concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

During the hearing, the Senate Intelligence Committee's Vice Chairman Senator Mark Warner alleged that Russia's active measures have revealed a dark underbelly of the social media ecosystem.

"These same tools that spread misinformation can negatively affect other aspects of our lives," Warner said.

Warner, who is also co-chair of the Senate India Caucus said that the United States government is not well-positioned to detect, track or counter these types of influence operations on social media.

[psycopk]

lol..india oka country and danini target cheyochu ani gurintincharu ante ne super funny ga undi..

[Spartan]

3 minutes ago, psycopk said:

lol..india oka country and danini target cheyochu ani gurintincharu ante ne super funny ga undi..

[megadheera]

Calling masad 

[mettastar]

India lo social media through elections meda antha impact thevachantava.. manollu still mandhu biryani daggare aagipoyaru ga 

[solman]

bokka lee... india elections influence cheylasina avasram emi undhi Russia ki??? mana vallu eppudu ayyina Russia pro kada

[bhaigan]

calling masad

[Spartan]

5 minutes ago, mettastar said:

India lo social media through elections meda antha impact thevachantava.. manollu still mandhu biryani daggare aagipoyaru ga 

social media lo...pillal ni ettukupoye gang digindi state lo ki or city lo ki antene..

15 mandi champesaru different places...without verificaiton.

TV media adi confirm cheskokunda..nijamgane gangs digayi..ani news spread chesaru...

one fo the examples...inka alage a MP edo chesadu..e party candidate edo chesadu ani spread cheyochu kada.. 

[soodhilodaaram]

4 minutes ago, solman said:

bokka lee... india elections influence cheylasina avasram emi undhi Russia ki??? mana vallu eppudu ayyina Russia pro kada

Sonia gandhi met putin , the news might be true

 

https://postcard.news/just-a-week-after-subramanian-swamy-warns-about-congress-using-russia-kgb-link-to-influence-2019-elections-sonia-gandhi-visits-moscow/

[Mitron]

23 minutes ago, psycopk said:

lol..india oka country and danini target cheyochu ani gurintincharu ante ne super funny ga undi..

[Spartan]

5 minutes ago, solman said:

bokka lee... india elections influence cheylasina avasram emi undhi Russia ki??? mana vallu eppudu ayyina Russia pro kada

defence deals.. ye party unte they can sell their aging weapons and warfare supply to India..

strong govt unte...usually they dont heed kada.. 

[tom bhayya]

7 minutes ago, mettastar said:

India lo social media through elections meda antha impact thevachantava.. manollu still mandhu biryani daggare aagipoyaru ga 

 

5 minutes ago, solman said:

bokka lee... india elections influence cheylasina avasram emi undhi Russia ki??? mana vallu eppudu ayyina Russia pro kada

andhariki smart phones and free internet using in india andhukey kalyan babu twitter/social media lo viruchukuni paduthu yellow media nundi party ni prajalni uttheja parichi bumper majority tho CM avuthaadu ani @Sona_Parv002 and @ARYA last week edho thread lo anukuntu untey vinna

[Anta Assamey]

Ikkada vunna politicians ela cheyalo teliyatledu... Russia vaadu em peekutadu...  Okka caste equations ke ardam kaka potadu...  @Spartan

[Spartan]

2 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

Ikkada vunna politicians ela cheyalo teliyatledu... Russia vaadu em peekutadu...  Okka caste equations ke ardam kaka potadu...  @Spartan

metros swing cheste..there are more fools in cities compared to towns and villages in India. 

[Android_Halwa]

american voters antha howlagallu aithe kadu vaya desi voters...

local influence is very high...not saying social media won't imapct but minimal effect...fence sitters ki may get influenced but decided voters ni jarapadam kastame..