O YouTube He said he would intensify initiatives to combat misinformation on the platform, where he would remove any video that denies or trivializes Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
As revealed by the CNet website, the content that will be blocked by YouTube are videos that violate the policy of denying, minimizing or trivializing well-documented violent events, and where the company admitted that it has already removed more than a thousand channels and 15 thousand videos related to the current conflict in Ukraine.
It should be noted that YouTube has also already restricted access worldwide to Russian state media outlets such as RT and Sputnik, also suspending advertisements originating in Russia.
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Sony suspends streaming service in Russia
A Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has suspended all its operations in Russia, a decision that results in the interruption of film releases in the country and also in the suspension of the streaming service focused on Japanese animation – Crunchyroll, informs the Variety
“We stand alongside the many companies around the world that have suspended their operations in Russia and in support of the humanitarian initiatives currently underway in Ukraine and the surrounding region”, can be read in the email from the CEO of SPE, Tony Vinciquerra, sent workers to justify the decision.
Remember that Sony's games division, PlayStation, has also suspended all operations on Russian soil.
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Instagram is no longer available in Russia
Access to Instagram was officially blocked in Russia by decision of the regulatory body Roskomnadzor, announced the Russian state media TASS.
The social network owned by Meta had its access blocked this Monday, the 14th, and the decision was justified by an alleged dissemination of hate speech against Russian users
Regulator Roskomnadzor had already threatened to take this decision last week, and this was the reaction after Meta admitted it would relax its policy against violent speech towards the Russian army.
Remember that, in addition to Instagram, the Facebook and Twitter they are also not available to Russian internet users. However, the government of Russia suggests that Internet users sign up for national social networks, such as VKontakt and Odnoklassniki.
