Posted on Jan 27, 2021
Twitter troll charged with voter suppression for vote-by-text meme
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A Florida man, identified as a notorious right-wing Twitter troll, has been arrested on federal charges of attempting to suppress the vote in the 2016 election by disseminating false information on social media.
Douglass Mackey of West Palm Beach, better known online as Ricky Vaughn, was charged by criminal complaint in the Eastern District of New York in what could mark a seismic shift in how federal authorities pursue infringements of election law perpetuated online.
The complaint alleges that in 2016, Mr Mackey used his presence on social media to disseminate fraudulent messages designed to dupe potential voters regarding how they could cast their vote.
In September 2016, Mr Mackey allegedly conspired with others to create memes that misinformed people that they could vote through Twitter, Facebook, or by texting a number.
Douglass Mackey of West Palm Beach, better known online as Ricky Vaughn, was charged by criminal complaint in the Eastern District of New York in what could mark a seismic shift in how federal authorities pursue infringements of election law perpetuated online.
The complaint alleges that in 2016, Mr Mackey used his presence on social media to disseminate fraudulent messages designed to dupe potential voters regarding how they could cast their vote.
In September 2016, Mr Mackey allegedly conspired with others to create memes that misinformed people that they could vote through Twitter, Facebook, or by texting a number.
Twitter troll charged with voter suppression for vote-by-text meme
Posted from independent.co.uk
State of Florida
Voting
West Palm Beach
Crime
Posted 4 y ago
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If you were that stupid you could be influenced by Facebook messages you shouldn't be allowed to vote anyway. Think the prosections case will be hard trying to prove if one person was actually fooled by the ploy. This is what he gets from living in the most fascist city in the country.
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