We terminated 35 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated
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domestic campaign was linked to the
New Azerbaijan Party and posted content supporting the Azerbaijani government and
promoting Azerbaijani nationalism. This campaign was consistent with similar findings
reported by Facebook.
We terminated 26 YouTube channels and 1 blog as part of our ongoing investigation into
coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. This campaign uploaded content
primarily in Russian and included news clips and military videos supporting the Russian
government. We received leads from the FBI that supported us in this investigation. This
campaign was consistent with similar findings reported by Facebook.
We terminated 2 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into a
coordinated influence operation linked to Iran. This campaign uploaded content in Farsi
and Arabic that was critical of the Saudi government.
We terminated 7,479 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into
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coordinated influence operations linked to China. These channels mostly uploaded
spammy content in Chinese about music, entertainment, and cooking. A very small
subset uploaded content in English about U.S. protests and ongoing wildfires. We
received leads from FireEye and Graphika that supported us in this investigation. These
findings are consistent with our previous reports in the Q2 and Q3 TAG bulletins.
November
We terminated 10 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into
coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. This campaign uploaded content in
Ukrainian about current events in Ukraine and critical of President Zelensky and former
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
We terminated 22 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into
coordinated influence operations linked to Indonesia. This domestic campaign posted
content supporting the Indonesian government.
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coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. This campaign posted content in Arabic
about the Syrian civil war and critical of U.S. foreign policy. We received leads from the
FBI that supported us in this investigation.