In the first half of 2023, the Russian government and court entities requested content removal from Google based on national security reasons most of the time, at around 60 percent of requests. Copyright was the second most common reason, with around one-fifth of the requests being based on that.
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Google. (January 30, 2024). Distribution of requests for removal of content from Google by government or court entities in Russia from January to June 2023, by reason [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1294543/russia-government-reasons-content-removal/
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Distribution of requests for removal of content from Google by government or court entities in Russia from January to June 2023, by reason [Graph], Google, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1294543/russia-government-reasons-content-removal/
