beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a>’s use of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bots</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trolls</span></a> 2 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/manipulate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulate</span></a> recommendation <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> platforms is well-documented by many journalists &amp; researchers. However pro-Kremlin manipulation of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SearchEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SearchEngine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> has rarely been explored. We examine pro-Kremlin attempts 2 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/manipulate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulate</span></a> search engine results by comparing <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/backlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backlink</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/keyphrase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyphrase</span></a> networks of US, European, &amp; Russian <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ThinkTanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkTanks</span></a>, as well as Kremlin-linked <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pseudo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pseudo</span></a> think tanks that target <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Western" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Western</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/audiences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiences</span></a>. <a href="https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/search-engine-manipulation-to-spread-pro-kremlin-propaganda/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/</span><span class="invisible">article/search-engine-manipulation-to-spread-pro-kremlin-propaganda/</span></a></p>