# Gemini accused of 30,000-line code purge and fake recovery report

> Source: <https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/21/gemini-accused-of-30000-line-code-purge-and-fake-recovery-report/5244219>
> Published: 2026-05-21 13:01:00+00:00

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