“Instead of blocking sanctioned companies, Google could stop spreading Kremlin propaganda,” says ex-Yandex News head Lev Gershenzon
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Although it blocks its services for sanctioned Russian firms, US tech giant Google is aiding Russian authorities in spreading pro-Kremlin news about the war in Ukraine via the Google Discover aggregator. Lev Gershenzon, founder of The True Story news aggregator and former head of Yandex.News, explained why Google spreads Kremlin propaganda in a conversation with The Insider.

Lev Gershenzon, founder of The True Story news aggregator and former head of Yandex.News (Yandex.Novosti), explained why Google spreads Kremlin propaganda. Having consistently highlighted the free circulation of false propaganda news through the Google Discover service, pointed out that Google pays attention to what makes money or gets a lot of global media buzz — like articles about anti-Russian sanctions.