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The call spoofed Biden’s voice urging voters to stay home.

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[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm curious. And I ask, because US politics has normalised what would be clear corruption in most other places:

Is the illegal part here spoofing Biden, or also a private company trying to manipulate the electoral process?

If its only the former, then, what an absolute shit show.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

A bit of both, but mostly about elections. The specific act used was "Truth in Caller ID Act by maliciously spoofing the number of a prominent local political consultant."

Though, the settlements also require the company to screen calls more aggressively and implement KYC.