YouTube removes more than 9,000 channels and 70,000 videos relating to Ukraine war

YouTube has said that its news content on the Ukraine war has received over 40m views in that country alone. Picture: Dmytro Laryn/Ukrainska Pravda

YouTube has taken down over 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines, including removing videos that referred to the invasion as a “liberation mission”.

The platform is hugely popular in Russia where, unlike some of its US peers, it has not been shut down despite hosting content from opposition figures such as Alexei Navalny.