Google Reveals Government Attempt to Scrub Alleged Prisoner Abuse

Google released information about the government requests it receives to take down its content, revealing attempts in the US to scrub content related to alleged prisoner abuse, sex crimes with a minor, and fraudulent business dealings.

Google for the first time released specific examples of takedown requests from governments around the world alongside its semiannual transparency report, providing a fuller look at how law-enforcement agencies and others attempt to police search results and YouTube videos. Google said the majority of content that government authorities ask to have removed are blog posts, but search content and YouTube videos are also common requests. Some involve defamation as well as copyright infringement.