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SouthBayDem

(32,775 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:34 PM 10 hrs ago

YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

Source: CNBC

Google announced Monday the removal of nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from China, Russia and more in the second quarter.

The takedown included more than 7,700 YouTube channels linked to China.

These campaigns primarily shared content in Chinese and English that promoted the People’s Republic of China, supported President Xi Jinping and commented on U.S. foreign affairs.

Over 2,000 removed channels were linked to Russia. The content was in multiple languages that supported Russia and criticized Ukraine, NATO and the West.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.html

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YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others (Original Post) SouthBayDem 10 hrs ago OP

This is a good thing I guess FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #1

CCP shills have been a thing on Youtube for quite some time pecosbob 9 hrs ago #2

Now, if we could only get the American channels supporting fascism slightlv 9 hrs ago #3

Is Tim Pool gone yet? not fooled 8 hrs ago #5

And the white supremacy garbage! 🤮 ShazzieB 7 hrs ago #7

I'm sure that's just a tiny portion of all the Russian & Chinese propaganda channels on YouTube Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #4

A lot of the animal rescue Figarosmom 7 hrs ago #6

FakeNoose

(37,916 posts)

1. This is a good thing I guess

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:25 PM

9 hrs ago

I don't spend much time on Youtube, other than the ones that are posted here on DU. I had no idea there were that many videos posted in Chinese or Russian.

pecosbob

(8,037 posts)

2. CCP shills have been a thing on Youtube for quite some time

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:32 PM

9 hrs ago

You have to wade through lots of them as well as all the Falun Gong anti-CCP propaganda to find real reporting on events in China. Russia is a bit less obvious as they seem to mostly employ useful idiots.