The Countries That Ask Google To Remove The Most Content, Visualized

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The Lede

The most common reason for taking down content is "defamation" according to a Surfshark analysis, which six out of the top ten leaders cite as a reason. Russia has a sizable lead with the most number of takedown requests, nearly ten-times more than second-placed Turkey.

Key Details

• Russia made 31,384 (25 percent of their historic total) takedown requests in 2020. South Korea (second), India (third) and Turkey (fourth) made 5,676 takedown requests cumulatively.
• Of Thailand's 184 takedown requests in 2020, 95.6 percent were regarding government criticism.
• YouTube leads individual Google platforms with the most amount of takedown requests between 2011 and 2020.

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