Ekaterina Mizulina, Director of the Safe Internet League, said on February 28 that the statement regarding the possible blocking of the YouTube video hosting service distributed on her behalf in Russia is unreliable. Reported by TASS.
“The statement circulating on my behalf about the possible blocking of YouTube on February 28 in Russia is not correct,” Mizulina said.
He emphasized on his behalf that he plans to apply to Roskomnadzor in connection with the spread of fake messages on Telegram.
According to him, many fake channels appeared on the Telegram messenger, spreading allegedly fake news on his behalf.
Formerly Mizulina statedThe Safe Internet League resource suffered nine DDoS attacks from the United States and Ukraine between January 1st and January 11th, 2023.
Before that, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Denis Maidanov supported How to block YouTube in Russia. According to him, it is necessary to abandon the foreign platform in order to effectively develop its own video hosting services. He stressed that Rutube is unlikely to go up while a more advanced analogue is available.