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Citing conversations with US officials, the Journal said Russia is making use of online publications to wage the disinformation campaign, with one State Department official identifying four outlets that have “served as fronts” for the effort. Though the newspaper noted that the outlets’ readership is small, the sites “played up the vaccines’ risk of side …

Alex Padilla. | AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli OAKLAND — California Secretary of State Alex Padilla condemned President Donald Trump’s latest tweetstorm threatening to pull federal funding to Nevada and Michigan if they proceed with vote-by-mail drives, calling it Trump’s “clearest example yet of using disinformation to try and influence the November election.” Padilla, who serves as …

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 legislation provides immunity from liability for service providers and owners of interactive computer services that publish information provided by others. In plain English, Section 230 essentially protects internet properties from being punished for much of the content …