Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with Mosfilm General Director Karen Shakhnazarov the problems with YouTube video hosting in the country. The director talked about this in the broadcast of the program “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov”.
According to Shakhnazarov, at a meeting with the head of state on November 13, he expressed the opinion that in current realities it is inappropriate to slow down this platform.
“The president said all kinds of dirty tricks were happening there. I said that unfortunately there are dirty tricks there, but on the other hand, everyone who needs to read them and bypass them (slowdowns and blocking – “socialbites.ca”). Many citizens who use YouTube watch movies there. The head of Mosfilm listened and said: “I will handle it.”
But he added that he did not know the president’s final decision.
In September, RBC, citing a study by CDN Video, reported that YouTube traffic in Russia halved Following a service slowdown in the country at the end of July 2024. According to CDN Video, after the slowdown, traffic from the platform was redistributed between VK Video (39%), Yandex (17%), Rutube and Ivi (8% each), Okko (6%).
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Source: Gazeta
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