Number of Accounts Suspended by Google for Coronavirus-Related Policy Violations

Source: Google. EU and COVID-19 Disinformation Google Report (May 2022)
Topic: Disinformation
Reference year: 2020-2022
Geographical area: European Union
Method: Self-reporting
Link to original document: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
The chart shows the number of accounts suspended by Google for Coronavirus-related policy violations, by type of account, from January 2020 until April 2022. The data used are those reported by Google under the European Union Code of Practice on Disinformation monitoring programme. Overall, the data shows that Germany has the highest number of accounts suspended (589 accounts), followed by France (328) and Spain (224).