Russia threatens to filter YouTube / German-Russian media war

According to Fars News Agency’s International Economics Group, Russian officials issued a stern ultimatum to participate. Youtube The film distribution company said it would face restrictions after deleting the accounts of two German-language channels in Rashotodi.

In a statement issued Wednesday, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s national media watchdog, called for the lifting of all restrictions on the two channels. Youtube Rashatodi news network RT DE and Der Fehlende Part should be removed.

According to Russian officials, failure to comply with the request would violate Russian law, and “for such an action, this Internet resource could be considered a violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms” and will receive an official warning.

“If the owner of this platform does not heed these warnings, the law allows us to take actions such as blocking part or all of access to Youtube “Let’s run.”

* Reaction of the Russian Foreign Ministry

Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday criticized the decision to delete the two channels’ accounts as “unprecedented encroachment on information” and “a clear manifestation of censorship and repression of freedom of expression.” According to Russian diplomats, YouTube has acted with “open sympathy, if not insistence” from German officials.

Both of these networks are apparently without any Revision, Removed on the same day.

Youtube He claims that the network has violated its rules with 4 videos. The details of this alleged violation are not yet known, but Margarita Simonian“This is a declaration of German media war against Russia,” RT editor-in-chief said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has also warned that it could retaliate against the German media.

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