Why did Google take down 7,599 YouTube channels linked to China?

Search engine giant Google on Sunday said it has terminated 7,599 YouTube channels, an AdSense account and three Blogger blogs as part of its ongoing investigation into ‘coordinated influence operations’ linked to China.

In a post on Google’s Threat Analysis Group website, the technology behemoth said the blacklisted channels and blogs uploaded spam 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”, it added.