Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation

Move comes amid rising US-China tensions over TikTok and WeChat apps that White House says are significant threats'

Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the video-sharing platform.

The Alphabet-owned company said the channels were removed between April and June as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China.