6 hours agoGoogle finds testimony to Russia's intervention in US presidential elections
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The Washington Post daily reported that Google, for the first time, has discovered evidence of Russian operatives who have exploited the platforms of this company on the Internet in an attempt to intervene in the American presidential election of 2016. Russian agent” spent tens of thousands of dollars on YouTube, Gmail, Google Research, [...]
The Washington Post daily reported that Google, for the first time, has discovered evidence of Russian operatives who have exploited the platforms of this company on the Internet in an attempt to intervene in the American presidential election of 2016.
Russian subx1> Agents” spent tens of thousands of dollars on YouTube, Gmail, Google Research, and in other products, in an attempt to spread disinformation, reported today, the Washington Post (WP), citing anonymous sources, who said they were close to the company's investigations.
The announcements do not appear to originate with the Internet Research, which is a Russian company, which has purchased an announcement on the Facebook network, indicating possible Russian online deinformation campaign, has reported WP.
Facebook and the other giant in the field of social media, Twitter, have said Russian entities have bought ads and have profiles on their platforms.
Google, which is Alphabet Inc's property, runs the world's largest online advertising business, while YouTube is the world's largest online video site.
Google Company has made no immediate comments about the daily's report, the Washington Post, follows. REL.
The United States Congress is conducting multiple investigations to determine the level of Russian intervention in the American presidential elections in 2016.
