Transparency Center

Learn about policies across Google

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Our mission to make information universally accessible and useful starts with making our products safe. Explore our Transparency Center to understand the policies that keep users safe from harm and abuse, as well as information about how we develop and enforce those policies.

Taking action to ensure safety across the web

5.2B

bad ads blocked

In 2022, we blocked billions of bad ads across Google products to protect users from scams. ¹

11M

YouTube videos removed

More than 11M videos removed in the second half of 2022 for violating our Community Guidelines. ²

437K

URLs de-indexed

In the second half of 2022 alone, we removed over 437,000 URLs reported for CSAM from Google Search results. ³

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Policy across Google

Maintaining a healthy digital ecosystem

Billions of people turn to Google every day for high-quality, reliable information and trusted experiences online. We take our responsibility seriously to uphold the integrity of our products and services and build user trust. Our terms of service, product policies, developer policies, and Community Guidelines exist to keep users safe as we strive to deliver on our mission.

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Maintaining a healthy digital ecosystem

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Dedicating teams to trust and safety

We invest in research and technology to obtain insights into how our products and services could be misused and to mitigate potential risks. Our teams work tirelessly to create and implement data-driven and scalable policies and standards that protect our users by ensuring the responsible use of our products and services.

Dedicating teams to trust and safety

Preventing harm and abuse across our products

Setting clear rules for our products

To protect our users, we create policies that establish what types of content and behaviors are not acceptable for each Google product or service.

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Setting clear rules for our products

To protect our users, we create policies that establish what types of content and behaviors are not acceptable for each Google product or service.

Taking action against violations

Our product policies guide the enforcement actions we take every day as we track emerging threats and address violations in a timely manner.

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Taking action against violations

Our product policies guide the enforcement actions we take every day as we track emerging threats and address violations in a timely manner.

Sharing guidance with creators and developers

In developing our policies, we work closely with experts and the global community of developers and creators who use products like Google Play and YouTube to connect with audiences and build their businesses.

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Sharing guidance with creators and developers

Establishing trust through transparency

We regularly release information about government requests to remove content, as well as the actions we take to protect our users and platforms from content that violates our policies or local laws. We believe in being open and transparent about our work.

Establishing trust through transparency

Addressing the range
of policy areas

Product policies

Learn how Google sets the terms, rules, and guidelines for users, developers, and creators by product.

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Privacy, terms & AI

Learn how Google approaches privacy to protect your information and sets clear expectations with Terms of Service.

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A commitment to transparency

Discover more about how we regularly release information about government requests to remove content, as well as the actions we take to protect our users and platforms from content that violates our policies or local laws. Also learn how content recommendations work across Google products and services.

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A commitment to transparency

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Tools for content feedback, reporting and appeals

Find helpful tools to provide feedback about content, reporting and appeal certain enforcement actions. Also learn more about our partner programs dedicated to fighting harm across the web.

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Tools for content feedback, reporting and appeals

Find helpful tools to provide feedback about content, reporting and appeal certain enforcement actions. Also learn more about our partner programs dedicated to fighting harm across the web.

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Meet our leaders

Google strongly believes in open access to information. At the same time, we also have a deep commitment to protecting people online. Our policies help keep both people and their personal information safe.

Danielle Romain,
VP of Consumer Trust, Google

Every day, people around the world turn to Google for reliable information and trusted experiences online. That’s why we have robust policies and enforcement to protect our users across our platforms and work with industry partners, governments, and civil society to build a safer, more secure internet.

LAURIE RICHARDSON,
VP OF TRUST & SAFETY, GOOGLE

In a world where anyone can be a publisher, and social platforms can scale and spread content to millions of people, misinformation is a stubborn problem. Our aim at Google is to give you the information you want, the answers you need, and the accuracy you deserve.

MATT BRITTIN,
PRESIDENT OF GOOGLE EMEA