The American company Google reported the removal of nearly 11,000 channels on YouTube and other accounts in the second quarter of this year, linked to state-sponsored propaganda campaigns from countries like China and Russia.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by CNBC.

Specifically, more than 7,700 YouTube channels associated with China were removed. These channels primarily disseminated content in Chinese and English that promoted the People's Republic of China, supported its leader Xi Jinping, and commented on U.S. foreign policy.

Additionally, over 2,000 channels linked to Russia were deleted. The content, written in multiple languages, supported Russia and criticized Ukraine, NATO, and the West.

In May, Google removed 20 YouTube channels, 4 Google Ads accounts, and 1 Blogger account associated with RT, the Russian state propaganda media channel, which has been accused of paying well-known conservative opinion leaders to spread content on social media ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections.

It is noted that YouTube began blocking RT channels back in March 2022, shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The active removal of accounts is part of the efforts by Google's Threat Analysis Group to counter global misinformation campaigns and coordinated influence operations.

Earlier, in the first quarter, Google had removed over 23,000 accounts.