India tops YouTube takedown list as platform removes 9 million videos in late 2024

Out of these, almost 54% of videos were removed because they threatened child safety. The second most common reason, at 16%, was harmful and dangerous content. Other reasons included violence, nudity, harassment or cyberbullying, hate speech, misinformation, etc.

For yet another year, India led the list of countries with the highest number of video takedowns, with nearly 3 million removals. Brazil followed with…