> Researchers at ISD found that Russian disinformation agents exploited weak content moderation on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as X to spread their content far and wide.

Buried the important part deep in the article. It's not like Russia is conjuring some megaphone out of thin air and broadcasting their disinformation with it. US Social Media companies are handing them the megaphone and doing the amplification for them. But as for consequences? All these companies get are polite questions from the media and light scrutiny. Not even a slap on the wrist.

> Unsuspecting Americans then repost and spread the content. In July, American intelligence officials warned that "unwitting Americans" were helping do Russia's work for it.

We also need to stop giving these so-called unsuspecting and unwitting Americans the benefit of the doubt. At some point they need to educate themselves and stop falling for this crap. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me again and again, and again, and again... at some point I become culpable because of my own stupidity.