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Craig Silverman, ProPublica

Google ads paying for porn, propaganda, piracy and more

Websites notorious for disseminating disinformation, pirated content and pornographic materials have been found to enjoy a steady stream of revenue from Google.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica
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Ruth Talbot, ProPublica
· Dec 31, 2022 · 01:30 pm
How Google Ads is funding misinformation around the world

Websites infamous for spreading fake news have been earning thousands of dollars from Google Ads.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica
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Ruth Talbot, ProPublica
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Anna Klühspies, ProPublica
· Nov 14, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Investigation: Google shared user data with a sanctioned Russian ad company for months

The tech giant may have provided RuTarget with unique phone numbers, IP addresses, location information and details about users’ interests and online activity.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica
· Jul 07, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Google doesn’t accept gun ads – but it does profit from them

An analysis shows the tech giant’s ad systems served more than 100 million ads from America’s firearm industry.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica
&
Ruth Talbot, ProPublica
· Jun 19, 2022 · 11:30 pm
War in Ukraine: Russian state media is spreading disinformation under the guise of fact-checks

The war has unleashed a torrent of false and misleading information from both sides.

Craig Silverman, ProPublica
&
Jeff Kao, ProPublica
· Mar 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Investigation: Your WhatsApp messages are far less private than you think

Since purchasing the messaging app in 2014, Facebook has quietly undermined its sweeping security assurances in multiple ways.

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Jack Gillum, ProPublica
&
Craig Silverman, ProPublica
· Sep 09, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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· Nov 14, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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· Mar 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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