Google declined nearly 62 per cent of content removal requests submitted by the Kenyan government in the six months ending June 2025, signaling a growing pushback as authorities ramp up efforts to police online content. Data from Google’s latest Global Transparency Report shows that the rejection rate has climbed steadily over the past year, even as Kenya sharply increased the number of takedown requests it sent to the tech giant. This trend contrasts with the global picture, where government requests for content removal declined during the same period. In the six months to December 2024, Google rejected 46 per cent The post Why Google Is Saying No to Most Content Removal Requests from Kenyan Government appeared first on Nairobi Wire.