“Total is not only a beneficiary of the crisis. its profits are made on human lives by fueling Russian jets;“. This tweet from MEP Manon Aubrey on August 25th was strangely picked up by TotalEnergies’ official website.
It has been posted since September 1 around 9 am. This message is only visible through the “Total” search. The query “TotalEnergies” does not return this result.
“Not a cyber attack»
The message is about an investigation world accusing the tanker of supplying kerosene to planes bombing Ukraine. The French group has since denied the report before selling its 49 percent stake in Terneftegaz. The company operates the Termokarstovoye gas field in Russia, which is at the heart of the investigation.
The origin of this anomaly is not completely clear. A company source says Figaro that he doesn’tThat would not be a cyber attack, but a Google link error“. A removed widget on the TotalEnergies website made it possible to track their Twitter account posts in real time. However, the company cited Manon Aubry’s message to contradict this. A response that probably brought his message to their website. Google would mark this as “Generic Content” and thus promote it.
A Google spokesperson confirms the widget theory, but explains that it’s not a bug. “The featured sections are updated regularly to keep up with new content added to the sites,” he explains. Google reminds that publishers may request that portions of text be modified to make results more relevant.
Source: Le Figaro
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