YouTube is taking over russian propaganda. Google’s video sharing platform announced that all content has been removed from its Twitter account. “Rejecting, minimizing or trivializing well-documented acts of violence”Like the war in Ukraine. The American firm states that the banned content may include videos that feature Ukrainian victims as actors. Recently, Moscow has repeatedly used this game to defame Ukrainian troops.
The platform, which has 2 billion monthly visitors, Ban all videos that present the Russian invasion as a simple military operation against terrorist organizations. Walk the talk, YouTube removed “1,000+ channels and 15,000+ videos” violating its policy on incitement to violence or misinformation.
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YouTube blocks all Russian-funded media worldwide
At the beginning of March 2022, YouTube took over Kremlin propaganda by blocking RT and Sputnik media channels across Europe. The platform then fulfilled a request from the European Commission. As the Russian strikes in Ukraine continue, YouTube has decided to go further By banning all Russian-funded channels all around the world.
“We block access to YouTube channels associated with Russian state-funded media worldwide”, says YouTube. media channels such as RT (Russia Today) or Sputnik therefore it will be inaccessible in all countries of the world. The platform claims that this change takes effect immediately. However, the company systems take time to set up”.
Finally Google announced the platform blocking all monetization methods. Russian creators can no longer earn income from their productions. YouTube had previously stopped all ads in Russia.
At the same time, Russia is chaining measures against Western platforms. After blocking Facebook and restricting Twitter, Vladimir Putin’s regime now threatens to ban Instagram in the near future.
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