Roskomnadzor is ready to consider the possibility of a complete or partial blocking of the Twitch streaming service in Russia. This was stated by the head of the control and supervision department in the field of electronic communications of Roskomnadzor Evgeny Zaitsev. DEA News.
“Now they were talking about the need to take Twitch more seriously and take more drastic measures against it, either full block or partial block. We are ready to discuss it,” he said.
According to Zaitsev, such a decision should be “approached with caution” and the possible risks to Russian bloggers using the platform should be evaluated.
At the roundtable “The position of illegal advertising by bloggers as a social threat” at the Russian Civil Chamber, Zaitsev noted that Twitch was brought to administrative liability totaling about 21 million rubles. Vadim Subbotin, vice president of Roskomnadzor, stated that the department does not have a direct connection with the Twitch and Discord messenger.
Twitch is a popular platform among Russian broadcasters for live streaming about games. In addition, bloggers in broadcasts cook with the audience, discuss movies and TV shows, communicate on various topics and walk the streets.
Moscow court in January fine Twitch for broadcasting an interview with Oleksiy Arestovich, a former adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine, for 4 million rubles.