Senate intelligence committee chair Mark Warner (D-VA) is demanding to know why, in the wake of the bust-up of a massive online Russian disinformation operation, the names of six US-based domain registrars seem to keep popping up as, at best, negligent facilitators of election meddling.  Warner sent letters to NameCheap, GoDaddy, Cloudflare, NewFold Digital, NameSilo, and Versign last week following the Biden administration’s seizure of 32 domains used to spread pro-Russian propaganda, many masquerading as well-known Western news outlets.  The whole thing is part of a long-running Russian disinformation campaign known as “Doppelgänger,” which makes use of a huge network of fake news sites, phony social media mouthpieces, and other tricks to fool gullible Americans into supporting Putin’s agenda.

Source: The Register