Between 2013 and 2022, national security was the leading reason governments worldwide used to remove online content on Google, with 27 percent of all requests stating that. In the measured period, approximately 19 percent of content removal requests were based on copyright reasons. Other reasons were defamation, regulated goods and services, and privacy.
Distribution of most common reasons for governments to send content removal requests to Google from 2013 to 2022
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SurfShark. (November 20, 2023). Distribution of most common reasons for governments to send content removal requests to Google from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422800/reasons-for-content-removal-to-google/
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SurfShark. (2023). Distribution of most common reasons for governments to send content removal requests to Google from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422800/reasons-for-content-removal-to-google/
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