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Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee

Google Removes 11,000 YouTube Accounts Linked To Chinese, Russian Propaganda Channels In Q2 Sweep

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Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google says it removed nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts in the second quarter for pushing state‑sponsored propaganda, the company's latest sweep against coordinated influence operations.

What Happened: More than 7,700 of the shuttered channels traced back to China and pumped out videos in Chinese and English that praised the People's Republic, promoted President Xi Jinping and opined on U.S. foreign policy, reported Google's Threat Analysis Group.

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