12/22/21, 10:01 PM How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation | MIT Technology Review David Agranovich @DavidAgranovich Replying to @DavidAgranovich 6/ Financially motivated spam has been around since the beginning of the internet. But instead of selling fake viagra and sunglasses, this newest iteration relies on tabloid-style clickbait on whatever the hot-button issue of the day is. 8:57 PM · Sep 19, 2021 57 Reply Copy link to Tweet Read 1 reply Victoire Rio @riovictoire If this is wild - let's check out @google, who officially says it does not enable monetisation in Myanmar (too risky) but in practice turns a blind eye and finds no issue with making payments into Myanmar bank accounts The rules support.google.com/youtube/answer… 2 free stories remaining https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/20/1039076/facebook-google-disinformation-clickbait/ Sign in Subscribe 8/27