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‘Full Extent’ of Russian Meddling on Google in 2016? $4,700 Spent on Ads

Sputnik – 11.12.2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that the “full extent” of so-called Russian meddling activity that took place on the platform during all of 2016 was $4,700 spent on some digital advertisements.

“Does Google now know the full extent to which its online platforms were exploited by Russian actors in the election two years ago?” Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from New York and ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, asked the search engine’s chief executive during Tuesday’s hearing.

​”We have — we undertook a very thorough investigation, and, in 2016, we now know that there were two main ad accounts linked to Russia which advertised on Google for about $4,700 in advertising,” Pichai responded.

“A total of $4,700?” Nadler asked to confirm. “That’s right,” the Google executive replied.

Google employees and executives contributed $1.6 million to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

December 11, 2018 - Posted by | Russophobia |

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  1. Compare that to the Trillions of dollars that the USA has spent around the World since WWII reshaping the World to suit the USA/Military Industrial Complex(Not to mention the millions of people killed, and the TOTALLY expendable/gullible American troops who died in the name of “Freedom and Democracy”)

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    Comment by Brian Harry, Australia | December 11, 2018 | Reply


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