During the fourth quarter of 2022, almost two billion comments on YouTube videos were removed due to violations of the platform's community guidelines. This represents a staggering increase compared to the previous quarter, when the amount of comments removed from the platform were approximately 737.5 million. The majority of removed comments were first detected through automated flagging.
Number of YouTube video comments removed worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions)
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Google. (April 14, 2023). Number of YouTube video comments removed worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132989/number-removed-youtube-video-comments-worldwide/
Google. "Number of YouTube video comments removed worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions)." Chart. April 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132989/number-removed-youtube-video-comments-worldwide/
Google. (2023). Number of YouTube video comments removed worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132989/number-removed-youtube-video-comments-worldwide/
Google. "Number of Youtube Video Comments Removed Worldwide from 3rd Quarter 2018 to 4th Quarter 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132989/number-removed-youtube-video-comments-worldwide/
Google, Number of YouTube video comments removed worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132989/number-removed-youtube-video-comments-worldwide/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Number of YouTube video comments removed worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Google, April 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132989/number-removed-youtube-video-comments-worldwide/