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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

FBI deploys geo-targeted ads to recruit disgruntled Russians as spies: ‘Speak plainly - we’re ready to listen’

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly attempting to recruit Russians disgruntled with president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine through targeted social media ads in Washington DC.

A Washington Post report published Wednesday said that the geographically targeted ads appeared on Facebook, Google and Twitter just outside the embassy but not when one is standing a certain distance away.

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