Google’s YouTube Blocks Channels Linked to Russian State-Backed Media RT and Sputnik Across Europe

Google’s YouTube Blocks Channels Linked to Russian State-Backed Media RT and Sputnik Across Europe
The YouTube app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Google’s YouTube on Tuesday joined a string of big tech giants blocking content from Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe.

The company said in a statement that it is blocking YouTube channels connected to the two media outlets in the EU, effective immediately, due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine.

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