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[–] 23743882? [S] ago 

John Boner

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[–] 23743786? ago 

Muh Russia bots to influence an election were really Muh CIA bots to influence an election. And this change in law in 2012 set the legal grounds.

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[–] 23743707? [S] ago  (edited ago)

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[–] 23743642? ago 

THIS is the WHY for the World War Mnd we're currently in ; )

Keyword is propgander meant "PRIMARILY" for foreign audience.

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[–] 23743608? [S] ago  (edited ago)

The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act (SMMA) was buried in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act for good reason – because it repealed the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act. The Smith-Mundt Act is also known as the U.S. Information and Education Act, which authorized the State Department to engage in propagandizing foreign countries as a form of public diplomacy.

The SMA established that via the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Voice of America (VOA), and Radio Free Europe (RFE), the U.S. State Department and Office of Public Affairs were authorized to disseminate propaganda to foreign publics, but were strictly prohibited from releasing that same propaganda in America for public consumption. Put simply, our government was permitted to lie to people in other countries, but not to us here at home.

Sauce: https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/smith-mundt-modernization-act-2012