Google has removed nearly 11,000 YouTube channels tied to state-run propaganda campaigns for China, Russia, and other nations over the last few months.
The company announced in a July 21 press release that in the second quarter, they removed thousands of YouTube channels, Ad accounts, and a Blogger blog linked to the nations.
This move was part of the work done by the Google Threat Analysis Group to counter disinformation campaigns.
In the first quarter of 2025, Google removed more than 23,000 YouTube channels and a number of other Google-related assets, a significant portion of which were connected to China and Russia.
More than 7,700 of the channels and other assets removed in the second quarter were linked to China, and the campaigns primarily shared content supporting the Chinese Communist Party in Chinese and English….
Google Removes Nearly 11,000 YouTube Channels Linked to China, Russia, Other Nations
