[megaman22]

As intelligence services have always done, are doing now, and will do until the end of time. I do find this whole "The Russkies are Coming!" narrative bizarre; everything that's been totaled up so far keeps amounting to a pisshole in the snow compared to domestic election spending or outragism peddled by home-grown media.

[dplgk]

The difference is perception and tangibility. We can see and count these tweets...and to some degree quantify their effect (e.g. Retweets). And this is a much greater bang for the buck with no feet on the ground.