https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/09/google-russian-ads-found-on-gmail-and-youtube.html >Google has discovered that Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on YouTube, Gmail, Google search and other products, The Washington Post reported on Monday. >The ads do not appear to be from the same Kremlin-affiliated entity that bought ads on Facebook, which may indicate a broader Russian online disinformation effort, the paper reported. Google runs the world's largest online advertising business and YouTube is the world's largest online video site.