Tue 01 March 2022:
Google announced on Tuesday that it is blocking the YouTube channels linked to Russia’s RT broadcaster and Sputnik news agency across Europe in the wake of the special operation in Ukraine.
“Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately. It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up. Our teams continue to monitor the situation around the clock to take swift action,” the company wrote on Twitter.
Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately. It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up. Our teams continue to monitor the situation around the clock to take swift action.
— Google Europe (@googleeurope) March 1, 2022
It is to mention that steps from social media companies come as Western leaders put increasing pressure on tech firms to limit how Moscow can spread its propaganda, mostly via government-controlled media outlets, to an international audience. Earlier, the firms had even stopped the likes of RT and Sputnik from earning money from advertising on their YouTube channels, or from buying ads to promote themselves on Facebook.
Meanwhile, it is to mention that previously YouTube, which is owned by Google, had announced that it was banning state-funded Russian media organisations from running ads or profiting on its platform. Additionally, Google also announced that it has banned the download of the mobile application of the Russian RT channel in Ukraine at the request of Kyiv. On the other hand, Meta said that it was banning Russian state media from running ads or monetising content on Facebook.
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