Google Terminates Thousands of YouTube Channels in Q4 2024
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🕵️♂️ Google terminates thousands of channels linked to coordinated influence operations in Q4 2024. In its latest TAG Bulletin, Google reported the termination of over 6,300 YouTube channels as part of investigations into influence operations from various countries, including Russia, Iran, and the People’s Republic of China. The campaigns targeted political narratives, often supportive of specific governments while criticizing opponents, and spanned multiple languages. Notably, 4,065 channels were linked to a Russian consulting firm, while significant actions were also taken against campaigns from Azerbaijan and Ghana. Google continues to monitor and address these coordinated efforts to manipulate public discourse across its platforms.
