Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: October 9, 2017 at 11:02:05 AM EDT
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms
>
>
> Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/09/google-uncovers-russian-bought-ads-on-youtube-gmail-and-other-platforms/
>
>    Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian
>    operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt to
>    interfere in the 2016 election, according to people familiar
>    with the company's investigation. The Silicon Valley giant has
>    found that tens of thousands of dollars were spent on ads by
>    Russian agents who aimed to spread disinformation across
>    Google's many products, which include YouTube, as well as
>    advertising associated with Google search, Gmail, and the
>    company's DoubleClick ad network, the people said, speaking on
>    condition of anonymity to discuss matters that have not been
>    made public. Google runs the world's largest online
>    advertising business, and YouTube is the world's largest
>    online video site. The discovery by Google is also significant
>    because the ads do not appear to be from the same
>    Kremlin-affiliated troll farm that bought ads on Facebook -- a
>    sign that the Russian effort to spread disinformation online
>    may be a much broader problem than Silicon Valley companies
>    have unearthed so far.
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