In an effort to combat propoganda, Google announced this week it had taken down nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and accounts linked to state-sponsored disinformation campaigns linked to China and Russia.
The termination of thousands of channels is part of Google’s ongoing efforts to counter global propaganda, and was carried out by its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) during the second quarter of 2025.
The channels and accounts removed were primarily involved in spreading content that promoted the People’s Republic of China, supported President Xi Jinping, and offered commentary on U.S. foreign affairs. The influence campaigns were posted in both Chinese and English, and sought to warp public opinion and promote pro-China narratives. More than 7,700 of the removed channels were linked to China, making it the largest source of the disinformation campaigns targeted in this quarter.
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