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Russia: Roskomnadzor letter to Google LLC regarding YouTube's decision to restrict access to the Russian state media channels

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
17 Apr 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Apr 2022
under deliberation

Roskomnadzor sends letter to Google LLC demanding YouTube to restore access to Russian state media channels

On 17 April 2021, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia, Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to Google LLC, the owner of the platform YouTube, demanding the company to restore access and remov…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body

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