TAG Bulletin: Q2 2022 (Google Online Security Blog)
Posted by Shane Huntley, Director, Threat Analysis Group This bulletin includes coordinated influence operation campaigns terminated on our platforms in Q2 2022. It was last updated on June 30, 2022. May We terminated 20 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to a Russian consulting firm and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin and critical of NATO, Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We terminated 5 YouTube channels, 1 AdSense account, and 1 Blogger blog as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to Russian state-sponsored entities and was sharing content in Russian and Bulgarian that was supportive of separatist…