One notes the glaring absence of Cambridge Analytica from the discussion, and quoting a BBC article, even Wikipedia insists:
In 2020, the British Information Commissioner’s Office closed a three-year inquiry into the company, concluded that Cambridge Analytica was “not involved” in the 2016 Brexit referendum and found no additional evidence for Russia’s alleged interference during the campaign.
But look further, and Brexit is all through the Wikipedia page, including this:
Cambridge Analytica did work for the UK’s LeaveEU Brexit campaign during the 2016 EU Referendum which they denied.
And then:
CA became involved in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum (Brexit) supporting “persuadable” voters to vote for leaving the European Union. Articles by Carole Cadwalladr in The Observer and Guardian newspapers, respectively published in February and May 2017, speculated in detail that CA had influenced both the Brexit/Vote Leave option in the UK’s 2016 EU membership referendum and Trump’s 2016 US presidential campaign, with Robert Mercer’s backing of Donald Trump being key. They also discuss the legality of using the social data farmed.
In 2016 the Russians and the world oligarchs were throwing EVERYTHING they had at Brexit. No “try” about it. They DID interfere.
One notes the glaring absence of Cambridge Analytica from the discussion, and quoting a BBC article, even Wikipedia insists:
But look further, and Brexit is all through the Wikipedia page, including this:
And then:
In 2016 the Russians and the world oligarchs were throwing EVERYTHING they had at Brexit. No “try” about it. They DID interfere.