Google Pulls Thousands of YouTube Channels ‘Linked’ to Brazil, Russia, China, Citing Influence Operations

A participant walks past a Google logo at a stand at an event in Berlin, Germany, on June 9, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Google has removed thousands of YouTube channels “linked to” Brazil, Russia, and China as part of its investigation into “coordinated influence operations,” the tech giant’s Threat Analysis Group has said.

In its Dec. 1 bulletin, Google said it terminated the accounts on its platforms in the fourth quarter.