Transparency Centre
Learn about
policies across Google
Our mission to make information universally accessible and useful starts with making our products safe. Explore our Transparency Centre to understand the policies that keep users safe from harm and abuse and get information about how we develop and enforce those policies.
Taking action to ensure
safety across the web
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 to uphold the integrity of our products and services and build user trust seriously. Our terms of service, product policies, developer policies, and Community Guidelines exist to keep users safe as we strive to deliver on our mission.
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 mitigate potential risks. Our teams work tirelessly to create and implement data-driven, 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
Setting clear rules for our products
To protect our users, we create policies that establish what types of content and behaviours 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.
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
We regularly release information about government requests to remove content, as well as the actions that 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.
A commitment to transparency
Discover more about how we regularly release information about government requests to remove content, as well as the actions that 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.
Tools for content feedback, reporting and appeals
Find helpful tools to provide feedback about content, reporting and appeal certain enforcement actions. Also find out more about our partner programmes dedicated to fighting harm across the web.
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
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
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
DAVID GRAFF, VP OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STANDARDS
1 Google Ads Safety Report, March 2024
2 YouTube Community Guidelines Transparency Report, September 2023
3 CSAM Transparency Report, December 2023