Russia: Roskomnadzor announces measures against Google concerning content liability of Youtube

Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal media regulator, has announced that it has drawn up an administrative protocol against Google for violation of rules concerning the restriction of access to materials containing prohibited information (part 5 of Art.13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offences) which will be submitted to a court. The agency alleges that Youtube, which is owned by Google, has repeatedly failed to comply with requirements to remove prohibited content, including content promoting extremist or terrorist views, indifference to the health and safety of minors, unreliable information in relation to COVID-19, and on methods of cultivating and using narcotic drugs.