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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

  • 5.1B

    bad ads blocked
    In 2024, we blocked billions of bad ads across Google products to protect users from scams.1

  • 18.5M

    YouTube videos removed
    More than 18.5M videos removed in the second half of 2024 for violating our Community Guidelines.2

  • 882K

    URLs de-indexed
    In the second half of 2024 alone, we removed over 882K URLs reported for CSAM from Google Search results.3

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Policy across Google

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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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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.

Preventing harm and abuse
across our products

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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.
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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.
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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.
Establishing trust through transparency

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.
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Addressing the range of policy areas

A commitment to transparency

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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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

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
We strive to enhance access to information for the betterment of individuals and society through the development of data-driven and scalable policies and standards by ensuring responsible access across our products.

DAVID GRAFF, VP OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STANDARDS
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1 Google Ads Safety Report, April 2025

2 YouTube Community Guidelines Transparency Report, September 2024

3 CSAM Transparency Report, December 2024