Google blocks Russian parliament YouTube channel

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Google blocked the YouTube Duma TV Russia, according to Reuters. Saturday, the company said it had “terminated” the chain, that the meetings of the House of the Parliament of Russia, for violation of the conditions of use of the platform.

“If we find that an account violates our terms of use, we take appropriate measures,” said a spokesman for Google at the exit. “Our teams closely monitor the situation of updates and modifications.” The company added that it is committed to complying with the sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.

The suspension quickly attracted the anger of the Russian leaders, with a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs of the country, YouTube had “signed his own mandate”. Roskomnadzor Telecom Russia Regulator Roskomnador Telecom has condemned the movement and ordered Google to immediately restore YouTube access from Duma TV. The American It The Company adheres to a pronounced anti-Russian position in the war of the information triggered by the West against our country, “said the agency.

The response of the Russian authorities suggests that YouTube could become the last Western Internet service to deal with restrictions within the country. Shortly after the war in Ukraine started on February 24, Russia moved to block access to Twitter. In March, he then cut Facebook and Instagram – but not WhatsApp because of the popularity of the discussion application between Russian citizens. He then found the “extremist” activity meta-detainees after announced that the company would temporarily allow calls for violence in Ukraine and a handful of other countries.