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YouTube Has Removed Over 9,000 Channels Relating To The Ukraine War

Unlike some other platforms including Facebook and Instagram, YouTube has not been shut down in Russia. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters 

The Guardian: YouTube removes more than 9,000 channels relating to Ukraine war  

Exclusive: Platform takes ‘unprecedented action’ to address content guideline violations since invasion 

YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines, including removal of videos that referred to the invasion as a “liberation mission”. 

The platform is hugely popular in Russia, where, unlike some of its US peers, it has not been shut down despite hosting content from opposition figures such as Alexei Navalny. 

YouTube has also been able to operate in Russia despite cracking down on pro-Kremlin content that has broken guidelines including its major violent events policy, which prohibits denying or trivialising the invasion. 

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WNU Editor: Fortunately my favorite Russian YouTube channels are operating. But I think it is only a matter of time before the platform is shut down by Google/Alphabet or the Kremlin.



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