The blocking of regional channels of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) on the YouTube video hosting site speaks of “another attempt to suppress dissent in the United States.” This is how the Russian Embassy in Washington commented on the decision to host the video.
Russian diplomats noted that this was not the first example of a media platform abusing its monopoly position. They believe such actions are an attempt to suppress freedom of expression. In this context, they cited journalist Tucker Carlson’s statement about total censorship in the modern United States. They stated that no explanation was made about the blocking.
The embassy concluded that it was useless to call on representatives of companies wholly controlled by US government agencies to reason. They see them as servants of the Russophobic local ruling class.
VGTRK before reported About blocking access to at least 19 channels of regional branches on YouTube. It is known that so far channels from different regions of Russia have been blocked, including Adygea, Altai, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Murmansk, Bryansk, Pskov, Rostov, Vologda, Saratov, Tomsk, Tyumen regions, Trans-Baikal Territory, Karelia, Mari. -El, Perm Territory, St. Petersburg, Udmurtia and Yakutia.
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