Deja vu of so many times folks had big expectations (pushed by media coverage) about how big cases & civil litigation would somehow heroically defend democracy with a clear win.
Only to be inevitably disappointed. 1/
2/ As our democracy is assailed by relentless streams of disinformation & institutions are attacked, it's important to recognize that we are rarely going to get clean, unambiguous wins.
Especially from the legal system. Especially when parties have competing incentives.
3/ People want heroes when the stakes are big.
Media encourages it.
Easier to cheer heroics on a screen... than roll up sleeves & find your own way to pitch in.
If you take the first path, prepare yourself for the inevitable disappointment as heroes never. quite. deliver.
Which includes recruiting useful & sometimes-unwitting US persons.
#China is the juggernaut in this space, but so many autocrats are now running same playbook.
3/ It's also good to see the insider problem at US companies continues to be a focus.
Whether it's #SaudiArabia with #Twitter (speaking of countries that run big online harassment operations targeting dissidents including in the US...) or #China with #Zoom.