Russian Rights Group’s YouTube Channel Faces Ban Over Ukraine War Coverage
YouTube threatened to block access in Russia to a channel of Russian human rights group OVD-Info called 'Kak Teper' (What's Going On), which covers the war in Ukraine. OVD-Info received an email from YouTube stating that Roskomnadzor flagged content as violating information technology law. The channel has about 100,000 subscribers. OVD-Info spokesperson Dmitrii Anisimov called it political censorship. YouTube confirmed deleting videos from three other opposition channels, later reinstated after media coverage. Google withdrew from Russia after the Ukraine invasion but YouTube remains accessible. Access Now warned of implications for civil society.
YouTube threatened to block access in Russia to a channel of Russian human rights group OVD-Info called 'Kak Teper' (What's Going On), which covers the war in Ukraine. OVD-Info received an email from YouTube stating that Roskomnadzor flagged content as violating information technology law. The channel has about 100,000 subscribers. OVD-Info spokesperson Dmitrii Anisimov called it political censorship. YouTube confirmed deleting videos from three other opposition channels, later reinstated after media coverage. Google withdrew from Russia after the Ukraine invasion but YouTube remains accessible. Access Now warned of implications for civil society.
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YouTube threatened to block access in Russia to a channel of Russian human rights group OVD-Info called 'Kak Teper' (What's Going On), which covers the war in Ukraine. OVD-Info received an email from YouTube stating that Roskomnadzor flagged content as violating information technology law. The channel has about 100,000 subscribers. OVD-Info spokesperson Dmitrii Anisimov called it political censorship. YouTube confirmed deleting videos from three other opposition channels, later reinstated after media coverage. Google withdrew from Russia after the Ukraine invasion but YouTube remains accessible. Access Now warned of implications for civil society.
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