YouTube has removed 70,000 and more than 9,000 channels, including videos that refer to the invasion of Ukraine as a 'liberation mission.'
Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, YouTube has deleted a number of channels and videos, including those of pro-Russian government journalists. It is an application of the Community Guidelines' Policy on Violent Events, described by Chief Product Officer Neil Mohan as 'unprecedented behavior.'
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According to Mr. Mohan, news footage about the invasion of Ukraine has been viewed more than 40 million times from Ukraine alone, and it is growing significantly in countries around Ukraine, Poland and Russia.
YouTube's community guidelines prohibit denial, dwarfing, and disrespectful content of violent events, and access to channels related to Russian state media worldwide as a policy violation. I'm blocking.
YouTube blocks Russian state media channels worldwide-GIGAZINE
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry channels have been unable to upload new videos, saying that the invasion was described as a 'liberation operation', such as the channel of journalist Vladimir Solovyov, who is close to the Russian government. Has been deleted.
According to The Guardian, Mr. Mohan said, 'What is happening in Ukraine is a serious violent incident, so we applied the policy and took unprecedented action.' YouTube hasn't released a breakdown of this 'unprecedented behavior,' but The Guardian claims that more than 70,000 videos and more than 9,000 channels have been removed. According to Mr. Mohan, most of them are related to the Russian government or are due to supporters of the Russian government.
In addition, the Russian government has revealed that YouTube has no plans to block it, although it does not move at will. Shadayev Maksut Igorevich, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Media, said that blocking has a huge impact on users because YouTube is Russia's most popular social platform. You need to have a clear understanding that you will not suffer. '
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