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1/Back in December, @aaronjtrujillo and I called for the 2020 Dem Presidentials and the DNC/State Parties to come together to fight disinformation and hacking in the upcoming Democratic Presidential primary. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
2/I've expanded on that call in recent weeks, fleshing out the idea a bit further. We should all commit to not use the illicit tactics of Russians and others against one another in Democratic primaries, and to more aggressively call out those who do. ndn.org/blog/2019/02/n…
3/Was grateful to be able to have talked about this idea of a "pledge," or "pact" against the use of illicit campaign tactics in 2020 on this recent segment on the great @JoyAnnReid's @MSNBC show. msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/h…
4/The very able @justinhendrix added even more smart thinking to how a pledge against disinfo and hacking could work in the 2020 elections.
5/And now there is significant movement to have the main European political parties to sign on to a similar pledge in the upcoming European elections this spring:
6/Disinformation, hacking, other illicit campaign tactics are now part of the 21st century political information landscape. Join us in pushing the Democratic Party and its leaders to take the lead in establishing new norms, and win this critical battle. ndn.org/blog/2019/01/p…
