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YouTube removes videos promoting Russian Shahed assembly plant in Alabuga

YouTube has removed videos promoting a Russian drone assembly plant in Alabuga that manufactures Shahed UAVs used in daily strikes across Ukraine, Ukraine FM Andrii Sybiha reported on June 11.

12 June, 11:21 AM

YouTube deletes major pro-Russian propaganda channel

YouTube has removed the channel of pro-Russian propagandist Diana Panchenko, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) announced on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 02:06 AM

Belarus likely tests blocking social media and messaging apps ahead of presidential election

Belarus may have tested blocking social networks and messengers overnight on Jan. 9, the Belarusian outlet Nasha Niva reported on Telegram.

10 January 2025, 05:45 PM

Russia demands Google pay mind-boggling 2 undecillion rubles over YouTube bans

Russian state TV channels have demanded Google cough up a casual two undecillion rubles, a 36-zero number, as compensation for blocking their YouTube accounts, The Moscow Times reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2024, 12:39 PM

Google ends AdSense monetization for Russian users

Google AdSense, a contextual advertising service, will completely shut down its operations on the Russian internet and disable user accounts from Russia, according to an email Google sent to Russian users on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 05:35 PM

YouTube becomes inaccessible on computers in Russia

The YouTube website has become inaccessible on computers in Russia, with over 5,000 users reporting issues accessing the platform, according to the RIA Novosti propaganda agency on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 06:39 PM

YouTube experiences serious service disruption across Russia

YouTube experienced a disruption in Russia, with users reporting issues accessing the site and playing videos, the Russian DW reported on Aug. 1. The outage peaked around midnight.

1 August 2024, 12:48 PM

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