At the end of June, a new analogue of the American video hosting YouTube will be available in Russia. Citing Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications on this issue reports RIA News.
“Soon, at the end of June, another possible analogue of YouTube will be presented to the ROCIT commission. But there is no 100 percent analog yet,” the deputy said.
Gorelkin noted that pressure must be maintained on foreign hosting providers and resellers. According to the deputy, the measures currently taken against violators of the “landing” law are insufficient, and therefore it is worth increasing the pressure, as well as introducing a ban on advertising on such services.
He added that he also submitted an official application to Roskomnadzor with a request to diversify impact measures on foreign hosting providers.
In May, Deputy Anton Gorelkin already called for creation There is only one domestic video hosting in Russia that can compete with YouTube. Currently in Russia there are many domestic alternatives to American YouTube, including VK Video, RuTube, Zen and others.
Previously in government stated About the lack of plans to block YouTube in Russia.