YouTube takes down over 22L videos in India
As per Google's transparency report, 9,012,232 videos and 20,592,341 channels were removed between October 2023 and December 2023 for violation of its guidelines
YouTube has removed 2,254,902 videos in India for violation of its community guidelines, according to Google's transparency report.
In all, the platform has removed 9,012,232 videos and 20,592,341 channels in the October 2023-December 2023 period.
India leads in the number of videos removed on YouTube.
According to the transparency report, a YouTube channel is terminated if it has violated three Community Guidelines in 90 days, has a single case of severe abuse (such as predatory behavior), or is determined to be wholly dedicated to violating the platform's guidelines.
Last week, YouTube announced that it has launched a new tool that will require content creators to disclose to viewers when realistic content is made with generative AI and other altered or synthetic media.