
| Characteristic | Number of terminated YouTube channels |
|---|---|
| Investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia¹ | 138 |
| Investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia² | 44 |
| Investigation into reported coordinated influence operations linked to Russia³ | 6 |
| Investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Slovakia and Germany | 3 |
| Investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Costa Rica | 37 |
| Investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China | 1,546 |
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Release date
February 2022
Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
April 2022
Supplementary notes
Operations linked to Russia: "he campaign was linked to a Russian consulting firm and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin and critical of NATO, Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy."
Operations linked to Russia: " The campaign was linked to the Internet Research Agency (IRA) and was sharing content in Russian, French, Arabic, and Chinese that was supportive of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and the Wagner Group’s activity in Ukraine and Africa."
Operations linked to Russia: "The campaign was linked to Russian state-sponsored entities and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of pro-Russian activity in Ukraine and critical of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny."
Operations linked to Iraq: "The campaign uploaded content in Arabic that was in support of the Iraqi Harakat Hoquq party."
Operations linked to Slovakia and Germany: "The campaign was sharing content in Slovak that was supportive of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s claimed justifications for its invasion of Ukraine. We received leads from Mandiant that supported us in this investigation."
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 China and U.S. foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports."
Operations linked to Costa Rica: "The campaign was linked to Noelix Media and was sharing content in Spanish that was critical of Costa Rican and Salvadoran politicians and political parties. Our findings are similar to findings reported by Meta."
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