Nothing has been done to this extent Because the tools havent been available that long. You should be worried because it is still occurring.
Care4all made some very good points that undercut your claims.
To what extent?.....you can't nor can Care4all tell me what the Russians did and what impact it had...can you?...no because no one has made that clear...not even Mueller....what counts is the statement made by Rosenstein and Mueller...that there were no votes changed and the Russian attempts had no effect on the election...I don't know what else I can say to make it clear that Trump won fair and square...he had no help from Russia or anyone else...So two years of investigation is not enough to convince you....that my dear is a personal problem you will have to come to terms with....
I'm not sure you understood what I said or I didn't express myself clearly. Here is what we know - and can assess, and what we do not know or can not assess.
We know, from a great deal of evidence, and as concluded in the Mueller report - that the Russians had and still have an active campaign of attempting to interfere in elections, sow discord and division, and create distrust in fundamental institutions of democracy. This is not only directed against the U.S., but has been directed against other western democratic nations as well. Can we agree on this conclusion?
The second thing we know, from Mueller's report is that the Russians did want Trump to win, and tried to interfere in ways that would advantage his campaign - again, this is a conclusion in Mueller's report. Can we agree on this conclusion?
When I said nothing has been done to this extent before - it is because the WWW and social media and the power of Big Data has created opportunities and tools we are only just now beginning to appreciate. The Russians have always tried to interfere with various propoganda programs etc but their effect was limited because of the reasons I stated above (and it's worth considering that these same tools are available to all politicians, including our own, in both parties - it changes the political playing field). Can we agree on this?
The third thing is, did Trump win "fair and square"? My answer is the same as it has always been - yes. There was no fraud, no votes were changed - voters voted, their votes were recorded. I've never said otherwise. Even if it was criminally proven that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia it would not alter the results of the election because the votes were valid and there was no fraud. Can we agree on this?
The fourth thing is this: Did Russian attempts to interfere in the election alter the way people voted in any way? That is unknowable. We have absolutely no way of measuring or knowing whether it had any affect on peoples decision on how to vote over the long term. Can we agree on this?
The thing to remember is that while you are grasping on the positive points of the Mueller investigation, you are also ignoring the deeper understanding that was laid out very carefully. Trump was not exhonerated - only that there was insufficient (ie - not "no") evidence to support a criminal indictment. So keep in mind, there was a lot of questionable behavior and actions by multiple individuals there. That's reality and factual, assuming you agree with the conclusions of the report. I think it's important to keep in mind that report was quite clear on what the Russians were attempting to do and what they are CONTINUING to do, and the previous administration had good reason to be concerned about it. Why are we squabbling about all these other things instead of focusing on elephant in the room - the integrity of our elections which is DEPENDENT on the public's trust in our democratic institutions.
Russia has succeeded beyond it's wildest dreams here - discord, deep divisions within our people, deep distrust of fundamental institutions of government, the media, etc that preserve our democracy. Trump is just a detail, not the bigger picture.