During first quarter of 2020, 37 percent of videos removed from YouTube were deleted due to being spam, or misleading scams. Another 24 percent of flagged videos were removed due to child safety reasons. Only 0.6 percent of removed videos were eliminated due to cyber bullying and harassment.
Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2020, by reason
"These removal reasons correspond to YouTube’s Community Guidelines. Reviewers evaluate flagged videos against all of our Community Guidelines and policies, regardless of the reason the video was originally flagged."
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Google. (July 13, 2020). Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2020, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132956/share-removed-youtube-videos-worldwide-by-reason/
Google. "Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2020, by reason." Chart. July 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132956/share-removed-youtube-videos-worldwide-by-reason/
Google. (2020). Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2020, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132956/share-removed-youtube-videos-worldwide-by-reason/
Google. "Distribution of Videos Removed from Youtube Worldwide from 1st Quarter 2019 to 1st Quarter 2020, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132956/share-removed-youtube-videos-worldwide-by-reason/
Google, Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2020, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132956/share-removed-youtube-videos-worldwide-by-reason/ (last visited August 10, 2020)
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