Russians and domestic political operatives use targeted social media messages to try to convince Black voters to stay home on Election Day. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (????) so you don't miss any videos: goo.gl/0bsAjO According to a report by CNN, the federal government has warned that Russia "might seek to covertly discourage or suppress US voters from participating" in the upcoming election. If so, it would be a repeat of their tactics four years ago, when Russian operatives posing as Americans on social media discouraged Black Americans from voting or encouraged them to vote for the third-party candidate, Jill Stein. The Trump campaign itself pursued a strategy of vote suppression targeted at African Americans, who vote against Republicans at higher rates than any other demographic group. While voter suppression takes many forms — from intimidation at polling places to purges of voter rolls to strict ID requirements — this video focuses on digital voter suppression, where the goal is to infiltrate communities online and deliver covert messages that discourage participation in elections. We explain what those messages look like, and why they so often target Black voters. Sources: medium.com/@ushadrons about.fb.com/news/2020/09/additional-steps-to-protect-the-us-elections/ digitalcommons.unl.edu/senatedocs/2/ journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0894439320914853 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-evidence-shows-how-russias-election-interference-has-gotten-more www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voter-suppression-has-gone-digital edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/26/race-divisions-highlighted-disinformation-2016/ repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1290&context=mjrl www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report_Volume2.pdf stoponlinevaw.com/stop-digital-voter-suppression-project/ Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out www.vox.com Check out our full video catalog: goo.gl/IZONyE Or our podcasts: www.vox.com/podcasts Follow Vox on Facebook: goo.gl/U2g06o If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution: www.vox.com/contribute

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