Yandex helps websites pushing false news make millions in advertising
by Jasper Jackson and Alex Hern from World news | The Guardian on (#5XNQ4)
Yandex-delivered ads found alongside misinformation and propaganda about Ukraine on Russian-language news sites
A Russian tech giant mostly owned by western investors is helping websites pushing false claims about the war in Ukraine to make thousands of dollars every day through digital advertising.
Yandex is considered Russia's equivalent to Google, running both a search engine and an extensive digital advertising business. Its deputy CEO, Tigran Khudaverdyan, resigned this month after the European Union imposed sanctions on him.
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