Russia Tells Google to Stop Spreading Threats Against Russians on YouTube

Russia Tells Google to Stop Spreading Threats Against Russians on YouTube
A Youtube logo is placed on a Russian flag in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 26, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc.’s Google stop spreading what it called threats against Russian citizens on its YouTube video-sharing platform, a move that could presage an outright block of the service on Russian territory.

Google representatives in Russia did not respond to an emailed request for comment. Google representatives outside Russia also did not immediately respond.