Google announced on Monday that it had removed almost 11,000 channels along with related accounts in the second quarter for links to government-backed misinformation campaigns from Russia, China, and other nations.
Most of the removals, over 7,700 channels, were tied to China. Those channels, broadcasting in both English and Chinese, regularly pushed messages favorable to the People’s Republic of China, praised President Xi Jinping and weighed in on America’s diplomatic matters.
More than 2,000 channels were connected to Russian influence operations. Their content, delivered in several different languages, sided with Moscow’s viewpoints and denounced NATO, Ukraine, and Western governments.
In a separate sweep earlier, Google took down 20 additional YouTube channels, four Google Ads accounts, and a single Blogger page that were traced to RT, Russia’s state‑controlled media arm.
RT has faced allegations of compensating prominent conservative commentators to produce social media material before the 2024 U.S. presidential vote.
According to NBC News, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson, all known for their support of President Donald Trump, created videos for the company Tenent Media, a Tennessee‑based outfit cited in a federal indictment.
YouTube has been cracking down on channels since 2022
YouTube first began blocking RT’s official channels in March 2022, soon after Russia’s forces moved into Ukraine.
These removals form the ongoing work by Google’s Threat Analysis Group to counter “coordinated influence operations” and global disinformation networks.
In its report, the company also noted that it dismantled propaganda campaigns originating from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Romania, Israel, Ghana, and Iran, all of which aimed at influencing political rivals.
Several of these operations focused on spreading competing storylines about the Palestine-Israel conflict, with each side promoting its own perspective.
“The findings from the most recent update are in line with our expectations of this regular and ongoing work,” said a spokesperson from YouTube.
Earlier this year, during the first quarter, Google had already removed upwards of 23k accounts for similar reasons.
Meta purged 10 million accounts recently
Across the broader pictures, Meta revealed last week that it had purged roughly 10 million accounts through mid‑2025. Those profiles were accused of masquerading as well-known creators, part of Meta’s effort to reduce “spammy” content and boost the authenticity of its Facebook and Instagram feeds.
Hence, Facebook also suspended about half a million accounts flagged for inauthentic or spammy behavior. The company said it demoted comments and limited the content distribution from the accounts to curtail their ability to monetize.
Meta defines unoriginal material as images or clips reused without giving credit to the originator. It now employs technology to detect videos that are duplicate, and restrict their reach.
This crackdown on fake and repetitive content coincides with Meta’s intensified investment in artificial intelligence.
On Monday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” into AI computing capacity, aiming to launch the company’s first AI supercluster next year.
Meanwhile, YouTube itself updated its ad‑eligibility rules this month to exclude videos that are mass‑produced or overly repetitive from earning revenue.
Some users misread the change as a ban on AI‑generated content, but YouTube clarified that the policy is designed solely to target unoriginal, spam-like videos rather than AI work in general.
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