More than 1.9 million videos were removed in India between January and March 2023 for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines, according to a report from the popular video streaming platform. This is the highest removal among all countries.
During the same period, YouTube removed more than 6.48 million videos worldwide for violating Community Guidelines.
The Community Guidelines Enforcement report provides general data on the flags YouTube receives and how YouTube enforces policies.
Between January and March 2023, more than 1.9 million videos were removed in India for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines. By comparison, 6,54,968 videos were removed in the US, Russia (4,91,933) and Brazil (4,49,759).
“Since the beginning, our Community Guidelines as a company have protected the YouTube community from harmful content. We enforce our policies using a combination of machine learning and human reviewers,” said YouTube.
Earlier this month, YouTube said curbing disinformation is critical for platforms and society as technology evolves and AI-powered tools come in, claiming that the video streaming platform will act swiftly against technically manipulated content that aims to mislead users and cause damage in the real world.
YouTube has established community guidelines governing what kind of content is allowed on the platform, Ishan John Chatterjee, director of India, YouTube said at the time.
According to Chatterjee, acting against disinformation is critical for the platform. “We have made significant investments in it and made progress. But we know that our work here is never done, so we will continue to invest in this area,” he had said.
