Published 05:14 IST, August 7th 2020

Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels for spreading misinformation

Google has informed that it has deleted over 2,500 YouTube channels linked to China in an effort to wipe out misinformation on the video-sharing platform.

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Google has informed that it has deleted over 2,500 YouTube channels linked to China in an effort to wipe out misinformation on video-sharing platform.

According to reports, tech giant said that channels were removed in period between April and June as part of its ongoing investigation into "coordinated influence operations linked to China."  company, in its quarterly bulletin, said that most of purged out channels usually uploaded "spammy, n-political content"

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US-China spur

According to reports, US-based tech giant did t name channels.  move comes amid growing tensions between United States and China over a range of issues ahead of US Presidential Election. On Wednesday, White House is reported to have said that US administration is worried about "untrusted" Chinese applications like TikTok and messenger app WeChat and said se apps pose “significant threats.”

On or hand, TikTok faces heat worldwide because of its Chinese links and issues identified with information security. Earlier, Trump set a September 15 deadline for Chinese application to wrap up its business in United States if it doesn't have an American buyer.

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US bans TikTok on Government devices

In or news, US Senate unanimously passed a bill banning use of Chinese-owned video application TikTok on government devices on Thursday. bill will w go to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. 

bill will restrict federal employees from using Chinese-owned app on government-issued devices. In a series of tweets, Senator Josh Hawley thanked Senator Rick Scott, who is ‘first and original’ cosponsor on legislation, for his leadership and for joining him to see bill adopted. US Senator had introduced bill first earlier this year in March. 

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05:14 IST, August 7th 2020