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Election meddling in general isn't a crime. It's not something the government could charge the site owner for, unless they somehow violated campaign finance laws.



> It's not something the government could charge the site owner for,

I didn't mean the site owner did election meddling, rather than Facebook when thet selectively block sites like this.


That is still not a crime.


Ok then. You might very well be right.

But what is the rule then? Manipulating social media in front of an election is only illegal if you are a foreigner?


Sometimes, election meddling can be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution and thus illegal if it is not within campaign finance rules.

For example, cohen paying off Trump's mistresses was prosecuted as an illegal campaign contribution.




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