amplifying narratives on regional topics such as Israel, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
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We terminated 2,946 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into
coordinated influence operations linked to China. These channels mostly uploaded
spammy content in Chinese about music, entertainment, and lifestyle. A very small
subset uploaded content in Chinese and English about the U.S. response to COVID-19
and growing U.S. political divisions. We received leads from Graphika that supported us
in this investigation. These findings are consistent with our previous reports in the Q3
and Q4 TAG bulletins.
February
We terminated 5 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated
influence operations linked to Iran. This campaign uploaded content in English, Farsi,
and Bahasa Indonesian on several topics including criticism of Israel and the U.S.
election. This campaign was consistent with similar findings reported by Twitter.
We terminated 5 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated
influence operations linked to Russia. This campaign uploaded content in Russian
specific to narratives around the Russian military. This campaign was consistent with
similar findings reported by Twitter.
We terminated 938 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into
coordinated influence operations linked to China. These channels mostly uploaded
spammy content in Chinese about music, entertainment, and lifestyle. A very small
subset uploaded content in Chinese and English about the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
and current events. We received leads from FireEye and Graphika that supported us in
this investigation. These findings are consistent with our previous reports in the Q3 and
Q4 TAG bulletins.
March
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We terminated 13 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated
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influence operations linked to Morocco. This campaign uploaded content in Arabic that