In an unprecedented move, YouTube has purged over 2.25 million videos from its Indian platform in the final quarter of 2023, marking a significant crackdown on policy violations. The Google-owned video giant’s sweep was part of a global effort to maintain a safe and respectful community online. According to the Google Transparency Report, the majority of these removals targeted channels that primarily engaged in spam or adult sexual content, which are strictly against YouTube’s community guidelines
The scale of this operation is a testament to YouTube’s commitment to enforcing its policies. The removed content spanned various categories, including harmful or dangerous content, child safety concerns, violent or graphic content, nudity and sexual content, and misinformation.This action underscores the platform’s zero-tolerance stance on content that violates its community norms.
