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23 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
On Telegram, @plushev explains his objections to e-voting and how he’s disagreed about it with his boss, @aavst, an e-voting evangelist and the face of Moscow’s e-voting. Plushev believes the technology isn’t worth it, saying it’s too vulnerable to fraud. t.me/PlushevChannel…
I know it’s in vogue right now to dump hate on Venediktov, which is maybe precisely why I am so happy to share this contrarian thought: Venediktov’s stewardship at Ekho Moskvy and devotion to free speech are worth his e-voting fantasies. #ComeAtMeBros
P.S. Even though I am rarely (almost never) in Russia, I once met @plushev in person in Moscow at a loud bar in 2019, and the only thing I remember him saying to me was: “I thought you were much older.” #OldSoulEnergy
@plushev P.P.S. I was born in 1982.

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