TAG Bulletin: Q1 2025

This bulletin includes coordinated influence operation campaigns terminated on our platforms in Q1 2025. It was last updated on May 15, 2025.

January

• We terminated 12 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 German and English that was supportive of Russia.
• We terminated 81 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 Ukraine.
• We blocked 57 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 linked to the actor publicly tracked as Portal Kombat and was sharing content in English, French, German, Russian and other languages that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We blocked 8 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 multiple European languages and Japanese about Russian history, travel, and culture.
• We terminated 4 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to Russian state-sponsored entities and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 1,263 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 Ukraine and the West.
• We blocked 21 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to a US-based consulting firm. The campaign was sharing content in English about local issues in different regions of the US as well as content related to international business.
• We terminated 1 Ads account as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to a Romania-based actor. The campaign was sharing content in Romanian about the Romanian government and politics.
• We terminated 31 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Nigeria. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We blocked 1 domain from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Israel. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic about Lebanon. We received leads from Meta that supported us in this investigation.
• We terminated 20 YouTube channels and 1 Ads account and blocked 6 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 Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, and Urdu that was supportive of Palestine and the Iranian government and critical of Israel and the US.
• We terminated 1,562 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 blocked 25 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The campaign was linked to Shanghai Haixun Technology Co., Ltd and was sharing content in Chinese, English, French, German and Italian that was spammy and repetitive and covered topics supportive of the Chinese government.
• We terminated 11,697 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 US foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports.

February

• We blocked 72 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations. The campaign was sharing content in German about politics in Germany, Europe and the US as well as content supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 13 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 Ukraine and the West.
• We blocked 47 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 linked to the actor publicly tracked as Doppelganger and was sharing content in Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We terminated 1 YouTube channel as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in German that was supportive of Russia.
• We terminated 13 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in German that was supportive of Russia.
• We blocked 177 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 linked to the actor publicly tracked as Portal Kombat and was sharing content in English, French, German, Russian, Ukrainian and other languages that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We terminated 32 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in English, French, German, Polish, Turkish and Ukrainian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 2 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to Russian state-sponsored entities and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 1,482 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 Ukraine and the West.
• We terminated 3 YouTube channels, 1 Ads account and 1 AdSense account 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 a Germany-based actor. The campaign was sharing content in German and English related to the German elections.
• We blocked 1 domain from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to a Germany-based actor. The campaign was sharing content in German about the German government and politics.
• We terminated 9 YouTube channels and blocked 6 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 Arabic and Farsi that was supportive of Iran’s government and Palestine and critical of Israel.
• We terminated 787 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 1,707 YouTube channels and 1,736 Blogger blogs and blocked 2 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover 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 US foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports.

March

• We terminated 2 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was sharing content in Polish that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine, the EU and the Polish government.
• We terminated 12 YouTube channels, 3 Ads accounts and 1 Blogger blog 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 Farsi, Italian, Kyrgyz, Russian and Spanish that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We terminated 12 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 and critical of Ukraine.
• We 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 English, French, German and Russian that was critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We 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 linked to the actor publicly tracked as Portal Kombat and was sharing content in Russian about German politics and German support for Ukraine.
• We terminated 63 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to Russian state-sponsored entities and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine.
• We terminated 1,377 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 linked to a Russian consulting firm and was sharing content in Russian that was supportive of Russia and critical of Ukraine and the West.
• We terminated 64 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to a Romania-based actor. The campaign was sharing content in Romanian about the Romanian government and politics.
• We terminated 4 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to Romania-based actors. The campaign was sharing content in Romanian about the Romanian government and politics.
• We terminated 1 Blogger blog 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 Israel. The campaign was sharing content in English that was supportive of Israel.
• We terminated 542 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 Blogger blog 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 the PRC. The campaign was sharing content in English and Chinese that was critical of Tibet and the US. We received leads from Meta that supported us in this investigation.
• We terminated 2,472 YouTube channels and 1 Blogger blog 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 US foreign affairs. These findings are consistent with our previous reports.