Google has taken down nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns.
More than 7,700 YouTube channels were linked to China.
The content supported the People’s Republic of China, praised President Xi Jinping, and discussed US foreign affairs.
In its continued fight against disinformation, Google has taken down nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from countries like China, Russia and several others. This move was part of Google’s efforts in the second quarter of 2025 to tackle “coordinated influence” operations on its platforms.
SurveyOut of the nearly 11,000 removed accounts, more than 7,700 YouTube channels were found to be linked to China, according to CNBC. These channels mostly posted videos in Chinese and English. The content supported the People’s Republic of China, praised President Xi Jinping, and discussed US foreign affairs.
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Over 2,000 channels were connected to Russia. These channels published content in different languages, and supported Russia and criticised Ukraine, NATO and Western countries.
Back in May, Google also removed 20 YouTube channels, four Ads accounts, and one Blogger blog that were linked to RT, the Russian state-controlled media outlet. YouTube started blocking RT channels in March 2022, shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
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The recent account removals were led by the Google Threat Analysis Group. Their latest report also revealed the takedown of influence campaigns connected to other countries, including Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Israel, Romania and Ghana. Many of these campaigns aimed at attacking political opponents, while some focused on growing geopolitical tensions, such as the Israel-Palestine War.
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Meanwhile, Meta also shared last week that it removed around 10 million fake profiles pretending to be well-known content creators, as part of its efforts to clean up “spammy content” in the first half of 2025.
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