Ukraine Crisis: After YouTube, Google on Sunday blocked Russian state media, including RT, and some other channels from receiving money for ads that accompany videos on their websites and apps. Citing ‘extraordinary circumstances’, YouTube said that YouTube is prohibiting monetization of several channels. Russia’s state media RT itself has given this information. Blocking RT and Sputnik by Facebook’s parent company Meta was announced a few days ago.
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A number of Russian channels have also been involved in the recent EU sanctions. Ad placement on videos is largely controlled by YouTube itself. While the social media company Twitter also said in a tweet that the use of Twitter is being banned for some users in Russia. For the past several years, YouTube has been asked to take action against channels affiliated with the Russian government. They have been accused of spreading propaganda, and they should not benefit from it.
A statement from a YouTube spokesperson said that it will take some time for their system to ramp up. His team is constantly monitoring the situation. After Google, YouTube, Facebook, now Twitter has also started restrictions on Russian media.
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first published:March 2, 2022, 12:36 pm
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