Every quarter, Google releases the threat analysis group (TAG) a report.
It shows the coordinated influencer campaigns removed from the platform each month during the period.
September 2022, according to the report, three YouTube channels linked to Russian influence operations have been removed.
And during the same period: 6,957 China-linked Youtube channels.
Pop culture and foreign policy
Throughout the most recent quarter, July, August and September, it has taken down 10,221 channels linked to Chinese influence operations.
The channels shall have uploaded Chinese popular culture videos, various pro-Chinese messages, but also content that more directly comments on the US and foreign policy.
Various types of Chinese propaganda appear in English on Youtube and other social media platforms used in the West, such as Tiktok.
– Obviously, China’s state invests a lot of resources in being visible. Therefore, the presence is quite noticeable, and it is increasing significantly, said Johan Lagerkvist, professor of Chinese language and culture, to SVT Nyheter.