Influence Operations Bulletin Q1 2026

This bulletin includes coordinated influence operation campaigns terminated on our platforms in Q1 2026. It was last updated on March 31, 2026.

January

• We terminated 40 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Bengali that was supportive of the Bangladeshi government.
• We terminated a cluster of 57 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Bengali that was supportive of Bangladesh and critical of the Indian government.
• We terminated 147 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China. The campaign was sharing content in Chinese that was critical of a Canada-based social media personality and Canadian government officials.
• We terminated 2 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of China.
• We terminated 22 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India. The campaign was sharing content in Hindi that was supportive of an Indian political party.
• We terminated 352 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Indonesia. The campaign was sharing content in Indonesian that was supportive of the Indonesian government.
• We terminated 92 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to an India-based actor. The campaign was sharing content in English and Hindi that was supportive of an Indian political party.
• We terminated 81 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India-based actors. The campaign was sharing content in Hindi that was supportive of Indian political parties.
• We terminated a cluster of 275 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Indonesian that was supportive of the Indonesian government.
• We terminated 71 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Indonesian that was supportive of the Indonesian government.
• We terminated 16 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Indonesian that was supportive of the Indonesian government.
• We terminated 61 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Azerbaijani that was supportive of Iran and critical of Azerbaijan and Israel.
• We terminated 2 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in English that was critical of the United States government.
• We terminated 9 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Myanmar. The campaign was sharing content in Burmese that was supportive of Myanmar’s military.
• We terminated 6 YouTube channels and 1 Blogger blog as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Myanmar. The campaign was sharing content in Burmese that was supportive of Myanmar’s military.
• We terminated 3 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Myanmar. The campaign was sharing content in Burmese and English that was supportive of Myanmar’s military.
• We terminated 52 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Pakistan-based actors. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of Palestine and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 9 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Pakistan. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of Palestine and critical of Israel.
• We terminated 90 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Romanian and Russian that was supportive of a Moldovan political party and Russia and critical of the Moldovan government.
• We terminated 24 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Armenian, English, Russian, and Ukrainian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Armenia, Ukraine, and the West.
• We terminated 10 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in French, German, Polish, and Russian that was supportive of Russia.
• We terminated 5 YouTube channels and blocked 4 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Hungarian that was supportive of Iran and Russia and critical of Ukraine, the United States, and the West.
• We terminated 2 YouTube channels and blocked 1 domain from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in French and Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of the European Union and the Moldovan government. We received a lead from Meta that supported us in this investigation.
• We terminated 1 YouTube channel as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 10 YouTube channels and blocked 13 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Sudan. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic that was supportive of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces and critical of the Sudanese Armed Forces.
• We terminated 3 Ads accounts as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic, English, and French that was critical of Qatar. We received a lead from Meta that supported us in this investigation.
• We terminated 6 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Moldova.
• We terminated 867 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to a Russian consulting firm and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of NATO, Ukraine, and the West.
• We terminated 85 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Azerbaijan. The campaign was sharing content in Azerbaijani that was supportive of Azerbaijan and critical of Armenia and critics of the Azerbaijani government.
• We terminated 2,254 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The coordinated inauthentic network uploaded content in Chinese and English about China and United States foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports.

February

• We terminated 7 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Armenia. The campaign was sharing content in Armenian that was supportive of Russian politicians and critical of the Armenian government.
• We terminated 148 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Bangladesh. The campaign was sharing content in French that was supportive of a Beninese politician.
• We terminated 3 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Belarus. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of the Belarusian government and critical of the Lithuanian and Ukrainian governments.
• We terminated 37 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Portuguese that was supportive of the Brazilian government.
• We terminated 15 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Brazil. The campaign was sharing content in Portuguese that was supportive of the Brazilian government.
• We terminated 8 YouTube channels and blocked 1 domain from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China. The campaign was sharing content that was critical of Taiwan. We received leads from Meta that supported us in this investigation.
• We terminated 1 Ads account as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic, English, and French that was supportive of Chinese leaders and critical of Europe and the United States.
• We terminated 628 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India. The campaign was sharing content in Hindi and Marathi that was supportive of the Indian government.
• We terminated 106 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India. The campaign was sharing content in English and Tamil that was supportive of an Indian political party and critical of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu state.
• We terminated 37 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India. The campaign was sharing content in Hindi that was supportive of the Indian government.
• We terminated 7 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic, English, Farsi, French, and Swahili that was supportive of the Iranian government and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 5 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic and Farsi that was supportive of the Iranian government and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 1 Ads account as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Kenya. The campaign was sharing content in Amharic, English, Oromo, and Somali that was supportive of Somalia and critical of Ethiopia.
• We terminated 127 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Pakistan. The campaign was sharing content in English and Urdu that was supportive of Pakistan and critical of India.
• We terminated 25 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Armenian and Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of the Armenian government, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and the United States.
• We terminated 20 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of the European Union, NATO, and Ukraine.
• We terminated 19 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Armenian, English, and Ukrainian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the West.
• We terminated 15 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in English, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine, Moldova, the European Union, and the United States.
• We terminated 4 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in English, French, and Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of the United States and the West.
• We terminated 3 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Armenian and Spanish that was supportive of Russia and Venezuela and critical of Armenia.
• We terminated 1 Ads account and blocked 2 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic, English, and Russian that was supportive of Russia.
• We blocked 1 domain from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover and banned 1 Play developer as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in French that was supportive of Russia and critical of France.
• We terminated 74 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Thailand. The campaign was sharing content in Thai that was critical of China and Russia.
• We terminated 402 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in Ukrainian that was supportive of Ukraine and critical of Russia.
• We terminated 173 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Uzbekistan. The campaign was sharing content in Russian and Uzbek that was supportive of the Uzbek government.
• We terminated 235 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Moldova.
• We terminated 436 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to a Russian consulting firm and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of NATO, Ukraine, and the West.
• We terminated 100 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Azerbaijan. The campaign was sharing content in Azerbaijani that was supportive of Azerbaijan and critical of Armenia and critics of the Azerbaijani government.
• We terminated 2,602 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the PRC. The coordinated inauthentic network uploaded content in Chinese and English about China and United States foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports.

March

• We terminated 397 YouTube channels and 1 Blogger blog as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Cambodia. The campaign was sharing content in English and Khmer that was supportive of Cambodia and critical of Thailand.
• We terminated 166 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Brazil. The campaign was sharing content in Portuguese that was supportive of a Brazilian political party.
• We terminated 45 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Canada. The campaign was sharing content in Spanish that was supportive of Cuba and critical of the United States.
• We terminated 32 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Colombia. The campaign was sharing content in Spanish that was supportive of the United States government and critical of the Venezuelan government.
• We terminated 74 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to France. The campaign was sharing content in French that was supportive of Israel and critical of Iran and Palestine.
• We terminated 15 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Hungary. The campaign was sharing content in Hungarian that was supportive of a Hungarian political party and critical of the Hungarian government.
• We terminated 106 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India. The campaign was sharing content in English and Tamil that was supportive of an Indian political party.
• We terminated 88 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to India. The campaign was sharing content in English and Hindi that was supportive of the Indian government.
• We terminated 2,854 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Indonesia. The campaign was sharing content in Indonesian that was supportive of the Indonesian government.
• We terminated 30 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Indonesia. The campaign was sharing content in Indonesian that was supportive of the Indonesian government.
• We terminated 46 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Azerbaijani that was supportive of Iran and critical of Azerbaijan.
• We terminated 16 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic, Azerbaijani, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Pashto, Spanish, and Turkish that was supportive of Iran and Palestine and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 11 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Bengali, English, and Farsi that was supportive of the Iranian government and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 5 YouTube channels and blocked 15 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in Azerbaijani, Farsi, and Swahili that was supportive of the Iranian government and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 1 YouTube channel as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Iran. The campaign was sharing content in English and Farsi that was supportive of Iran and critical of Israel and the United States.
• We terminated 7 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Poland. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of Iran and Russia and critical of Israel, Ukraine, and the United States.
• We blocked 2 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Poland. The campaign was sharing content in English and Ukrainian that was critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 63 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic, Armenian, English, Kazakh, and Ukrainian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Armenia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the West. We received a lead from Meta that supported us in this investigation.
• We terminated 49 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia.
• We terminated 25 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Armenian, English, German, and Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the United States.
• We terminated 4 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Hungarian that was supportive of the Hungarian government.
• We terminated 3 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Spanish that was supportive of Russia and critical of the European Union, NATO, Ukraine, and the United States.
• We terminated 1 YouTube channel as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We terminated 239 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Ukraine. The campaign was sharing content in English and Russian that was supportive of Ukraine and critical of Russia.
• We terminated 206 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the United States. The campaign was sharing content in English that was critical of the United States government.
• We terminated 88 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the United States. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of the United States government.
• We terminated 40 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Venezuela. The campaign was sharing content in English and Spanish that was supportive of the Venezuelan government.
• We terminated 4 Ads accounts as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in English, Farsi, and French that was supportive of Europe and human rights and critical of Qatar.
• We terminated 31 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Moldova.
• We terminated 80 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to a Russian consulting firm and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of NATO, Ukraine, and the West.
• We terminated 25 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Azerbaijan. The campaign was sharing content in Azerbaijani that was supportive of Azerbaijan and critical of Armenia and critics of the Azerbaijani government.
• We terminated 1,096 YouTube channels as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the PRC. The coordinated inauthentic network uploaded content in Chinese and English about China and United States foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports.