“Interfering with lie information flow mid-term elections” Russian company sanctions US government October 1 8:11
The US government newly designated Russian companies and businessmen close to Putin as sanctions for trying to interfere with the election by using social media information during last year's mid-term elections. Announced.
The US Treasury will sanction four organizations and seven individuals, including an Internet research agency, a Russian-based company, and a businessman close to President Putin who provided funds to the company on the 30th Announced that it was targeted.
The Treasury said that these individuals and groups tried to interfere with the US mid-term elections held last November, including lie information through social media. The election results were not affected.
By being subject to sanctions, assets in the United States are frozen and transactions with American financial institutions are prohibited.
This time, companies and businessmen who were subject to sanctions are suspected of interfering with the election by conducting large-scale public opinion work such as flowing lie information that is disadvantageous to Clinton candidates in the 2016 US presidential election .
The U.S. government has been wary of interfering with foreign elections ahead of next year's presidential election. "Prevent interference from power."