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Russian government agency demands Youtube lifts block on Russia Today
Direct translation of the article in Russian SpringThe Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) demanded that the YouTube video hosting service remove the blocking from the RT channel as soon as possible. This was reported in the department. “Roskomnadzor sent a letter to the management of Google LLC demanding that all restrictions be lifted from the YouTube channel RT, owned by the Russian media, as soon as possible. Earlier, the video hosting blocked a number of materials from the Russian channel, and also limited the possibility of publishing video materials and conducting live broadcasts under the pretext of spreading false information about the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 and its consequences. The letter from Roskomnadzor notes that such actions by the YouTube video hosting administration violate the key principles of free dissemination of information, unhindered access to it, and constitute an act of censorship against the Russian media. The department demands to remove all restrictions as soon as possible, as well as explain the reasons for their introduction. According to Russian law, ignoring warnings by the owners of Internet resources about violations of the rights of Russians on the Internet, including censorship of Russian media, entails the imposition of administrative fines of up to 1 million rubles. A repeated refusal to comply with the requirements will entail a multiple increase in fines - up to 3 million rubles, ”- said in the information of Roskomnadzor. More from reserve FSB Col. Igor Girkin V Kontakte page: “Roskomnadzor accused YouTube of regularly censoring Russian media. "Films that were broadcast on Russian federal channels and do not contain age restrictions, according to the YouTube administration, can only be accessed by adult viewers," RKN quoted Interfax as saying. It is clarified that many videos are played only after registration on a video hosting service or additional consent to view the content - under the pretext of its inconsistency with the age category. Also, videos are subject to blocking, "which convey to the viewers of the video hosting a position that differs from the position adopted in the West." Last year, YouTube restricted access to Russian media accounts nine times and three times to their materials, and in four months in 2021, three accounts and five materials from Russian media were blocked. The RKN also said that since 2012, more than 71 thousand materials with child pornography, calls for extremism, pro-drug and suicidal content and other socially dangerous information have been found on the social network. But YouTube hasn't removed nearly 6,000 of them. On the eve, YouTube blocked four videos on the English RT channel. The reason was the alleged misinformation about COVID-19. " Posted by: badanov 2021-04-24 |
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