Google also found many Russian political ads
According to a newspaper report, following Facebook and Twitter, Google has also discovered numerous political ads from Russia intended to spread misinformation.
"Tens of thousands of dollars" were spent on this on Google's video platform YouTube, among others, wrote the Washington Post on Monday, citing informed persons. The discovery that the ads came from a different source than those on Facebook and Twitter is particularly significant. This suggests that the activities attributed to Russia were even broader than previously known.
Google did not respond directly to the information in an initial reaction. The Internet company emphasized that it has strict rules for political advertising and a ban on the targeted placement of ads based on ethnicity and religion. At the same time, attempts to misuse the systems are being investigated. The company is supporting the ongoing investigations.
According to the report, Google is looking at ads with a volume of less than 100,000 dollars. This is the amount that alleged Russian masterminds paid Facebook for the distribution of 3,000 posts which, according to the online network, were intended to stir up tensions between ethnic and social groups in America. They were reported to around ten million Americans.
At the same time, Facebook has not ruled out the possibility that further suspicious activities will be found. The same group also paid in Twitter's ad system so that their posts would be seen by more users. The Google investigation is still at an early stage, wrote the Washington Post. It was not possible to find out how many advertisements were involved and how often the content was clicked on.
The Russian government has always rejected the accusations of interference in the last US election campaign. (SDA)
