Disinformation topics, including the war in Ukraine, are being used in campaigns targeting content hosted on YouTube.
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Updated Aug 7
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What happened
Disinformation topics, including the war in Ukraine, are being used in campaigns targeting content hosted on YouTube.
Who's involved
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- YouTube was targeted by information campaigns and sanctions while being used to monitor state-sponsored propaganda.Sub-event
Disinformation campaigns are leveraging topics related to the war in Ukraine and targeting content on YouTube.1 source
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The entities involved
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BBC News
news division of the publicly funded British Broadcasting Corporation
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YouTube
American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.