Senate intelligence committee chair Mark Warner is scrutinizing six US-based domain registrars, questioning their role in enabling Russian disinformation operations amid substantial evidence of negligence.
Warner's letters to domain registrars like NameCheap and GoDaddy come in light of a DOJ report indicating those companies sold websites to operators of a Russian disinformation campaign known as 'Doppelgänger.'
The issue highlights significant shortcomings in the domain registration industry, which, despite being presented with indicators of abuse, has largely ignored and neglected suspicious activities.
Warner emphasized that the registrars' ongoing negligence has been well-documented and has directly facilitated Russian disinformation efforts that aim to manipulate public sentiment.
#disinformation #domain-registrars #us-politics #russian-interference #senate-intelligence-committee
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