During the annual Q&A with Vladimir Putin a Russian Youtuber with 80 million followers asked the president why YouTube should be blocked if Russian platforms are already doing well and are competitive.
Putin replied that "there are more issues on the side of YouTube and its owner, Google" than on the side of Russia and they arose, among other things, against the backdrop of Western sanctions. YouTube, like Google, must comply with Russian laws, and should not abuse the platform "to achieve the political goals of their government." Putin recalled that YouTube has blocked the channels of many Russian bloggers, artists and politicians. "Google has not officially operated in Russia for two years now, preferring the bankruptcy procedure of the Russian branch and stopping the support of its caching servers. This approach leads to a decrease in the quality of the video service," representatives of Roskomnadzor told Interfax." Since yesterday YouTube has become inaccessible in Russia. @LauraRuHK
Putin replied that "there are more issues on the side of YouTube and its owner, Google" than on the side of Russia and they arose, among other things, against the backdrop of Western sanctions. YouTube, like Google, must comply with Russian laws, and should not abuse the platform "to achieve the political goals of their government." Putin recalled that YouTube has blocked the channels of many Russian bloggers, artists and politicians. "Google has not officially operated in Russia for two years now, preferring the bankruptcy procedure of the Russian branch and stopping the support of its caching servers. This approach leads to a decrease in the quality of the video service," representatives of Roskomnadzor told Interfax." Since yesterday YouTube has become inaccessible in Russia. @LauraRuHK