Google Shuts 449 South Korean YouTube Channels in Q2
Google terminated 449 South Korean YouTube channels in Q2 2026 for politically charged content, mostly ahead of local elections.
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17 Aug 2026
Seoul, August 17 — Google shut down 449 South Korean YouTube channels in the second quarter of this year for their politically charged content, a report showed.
According to the “Influence Operations Bulletin Q2 2026” by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, the U.S. company terminated 22 YouTube channels in Korean in April, 367 more in May and another 60 in June. The largest share came in May, just before the June 3 local elections, reports Yonhap news agency.
The channels were terminated for sharing content that was either critical or supportive of the South Korean government and for expressing support for or disapproval of particular South Korean political parties or political figures.
