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2023-04-30 08:48:12 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C9FF2D776A279789BF8C73E3B77046CB6C4EA6694BEAFAAA4CF2A45503614EAE
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Original Note:
Douglass Mackey isn't being jailed for memes. He was convicted of Conspiracy Against Rights. He conspired with other social media influencers to disseminate false election information which encouraged people to "vote" via text message, which is legally invalid. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-convicted-election-interference-2016
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