Google: Russian groups made 1K YouTube videos during election

2017-10-31 22

Google said Russian groups posted 1,108 English-language videos on YouTube during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The tech giant confirmed that Kremlin-linked groups spent $4,700 in advertising campaigns during the election. The videos garnered around 300,000 views during the election. Some of the videos were political while others weren't.