Russia Fines Google for Failing to Remove YouTube Videos Revealing Military Operation in Ukraine
< img src ="https://bharatsuchana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wGd7YF.jpg"class="ff-og-image-inserted"> A Russian court on Thursday slapped a series of little fines on Google for failing to remove contentious YouTube videos about the Kremlin’s military operation in Ukraine.The Moscow court bought the United States tech behemoth to pay an overall of$135,000(roughly Rs. 1 crore) for disregarding the state media regulator’s orders to get rid of posts alleging heavy Russian losses in Ukraine.
One of the videos revealed a supposed telephone call in between Russian soldiers and their relatives back home in which the troops suffered numerous casualties in their ranks, Russian state news companies reported.Another alleged that soldiers who were trying to move back from Ukrainian counter-offensives were being shot by retreat-blocking Russian detachments, the state media reports said.Google’s common video hosting service has actually been in Russia’s crosshairsthroughout its almost two-month campaign in Ukraine.The tech giant irritated Russian authorities by blocking the lower home of parliament’s main media channel previously this month.Russia has moved quickly to cut access to non-state media and info resources since the launch of its operation in February 24.
Russian courts have prohibited Facebook and Instagram, calling them” extremist”organisations, as well as Twitter. All 3 are still accessible through VPN services, which try to camouflage user locations.But most Russians get their news from state tv and other government-controlled media outlets, which follow strict rules on covering the military campaign.Published at Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:51:28 +0000
