YouTube Throttled in Russia in Latest Attack on Social Media
- Download speeds to be slowed by 70% by the end of next week
- YouTube one of last US social media sites available in Russia
YouTube has been one of the few to remain after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 because there was no clear domestic alternative at the time.
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Russia is throttling access to Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube as the Kremlin moves toward blocking one of the last US social media sites still available in the country.
Youtube download speeds on computers will be slowed by around 40% this week and 70% by the end of next week, Alexander Khinshtein, head of the technology committee in Russia’s lower house of parliament, said on his Telegram channel Thursday.