Washington Post: Google found evidence of advertising purchases by “Russian agents” to interfere in elections

Google . has discovered that “Russian agents who intended to spread disinformation” spent tens of thousands of dollars on advertising on the company’s services

this reports The Washington Post with reference to sources; Google does not officially comment on this data.

It is alleged that advertising was purchased in the Google search engine , the Gmail email service and the DoubleClick advertising purchasing system .

WP writes that the advertising was probably not purchased by companies associated with the Russian “troll factory” - companies associated with St. Petersburg entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin. The publication calls this "a sign that Russia's efforts to spread disinformation online may be a much broader problem than Silicon Valley companies currently realize."

's advertising purchases Evidence of Google came after the company examined data from Twitter , another technology corporation that reported Russian attempts to influence the US presidential election. Previously, such information was also reported on Facebook .

In the spring of 2017, it became known that American authorities were conducting an investigation into Russian interference in the US presidential election. Senator Richard Burr said it could be completed by the end of the year.