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SouthBayDem

(32,803 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:34 PM Jul 21

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 Jul 21 OP

This is a good thing I guess FakeNoose Jul 21 #1

CCP shills have been a thing on Youtube for quite some time pecosbob Jul 21 #2

Now, if we could only get the American channels supporting fascism slightlv Jul 21 #3

Is Tim Pool gone yet? not fooled Jul 21 #5

And the white supremacy garbage! 🤮 ShazzieB Jul 22 #7

I'm sure that's just a tiny portion of all the Russian & Chinese propaganda channels on YouTube Wiz Imp Jul 21 #4

A lot of the animal rescue Figarosmom Jul 22 #6

FakeNoose

(38,044 posts)

1. This is a good thing I guess

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:25 PM

Jul 21

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

(8,044 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

Jul 21

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.