“YouTube remains the largest video-sharing site up and running in Russia itself”, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neil Mohan said to The Guardian this week, describing the platform as a provider of “uncensored” information:
“So YouTube is a place where Russian citizens can get uncensored information about the war, including from many of the same authoritative channels that we all have access to outside of the country”.
But while YouTube isn’t censored by the Russian government, content that is allowed on the platform, in relation to the invasion, is heavily limited by the platform itself.
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, YouTube has removed over 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels for violating its content guidelines, including content referring to the invasion as a “liberation mission”.
Unlike other major platforms like Facebook and Twitter, YouTube has not been blocked in Russia, despite hosting...
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