The chart number of videos removed by YouTube for the period October 2017-March 2022, by first source of detection (automated flagging or human detection). Flags from human detection can come from a user or a member of YouTube’s Trusted Flagger program,which include individuals, NGOs, and government agencies. The chart shows that the number of automated flagging is significantly higher compared to human detection. When it comes to human detection, the biggest number of removed videos were first noticed by users, followed by individual trusted flaggers, NGOs and government agencies.

During the first quarter of 2026, around *** billion comments on YouTube videos were removed due to violations of the platform's community guidelines. This represents a decrease compared to the previous quarter, when the number of comments removed from the platform was approximately **** billion comments. The majority of removed comments were first detected through automated flagging.