Comment on YouTube Not Accessible Across Russia.
gh0stcassette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
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?
The government claims it’s Google’s hardware getting outdated.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).
YouTube was running like garbage for me in Texas earlier today while everything else was fine. Are they having issues in general?
FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
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 3 months ago
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 3 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 3 months ago
China is doing pretty okay with it.
Omniraptor@lemm.ee 3 months ago
China has ten times more people than Russia, they have a big enough market to support a full fledged alternative. Russia does not
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Let’s hope this will lead to Putin’s support evaporating.