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YouTube Not Accessible Across Russia. (www.rferl.org)

submitted 4 months ago by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] gh0stcassette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Is this the Russian Government censoring them, or is YouTube just pulling out because the sanctions mean they can't run ads to Russian IPs?

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 4 months ago (2 children)

the biggest ISP in Russia, rostelecom, started throttling youtube by 80% last month and is planning a full blocking. It's a curious choice though... even the hardest most Z people are not happy about it.

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It is a double-edged sword, because it would leave them blind to certain news without propaganda. Which could have direct and indirect consequences.

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

there is a browser extension that loads websites without middleman interference, a lot of people are using that. apparently it even unblocks twitter and some other sites.

[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

China is doing pretty okay with it.

[–] Omniraptor@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

China has ten times more people than Russia, they have a big enough market to support a full fledged alternative. Russia does not

[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 1 points 4 months ago

Good point

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Let's hope this will lead to Putin's support evaporating.

[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The government claims it's Google's hardware getting outdated. Google says that's bs.

I think that it's convenient how they're telling that to us right before throttling YouTube only with certain providers (and seems to be with only certain regions as well).

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

YouTube was running like garbage for me in Texas earlier today while everything else was fine. Are they having issues in general?