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The restrictions touched artists who support the war against Ukraine and the policy of Vladimir Putin.
The YouTube streaming service blocked in Ukraine or deleted more 39 channels that spread Russian propaganda. Among them are channels of Russian artists who support the war against Ukraine and the Vladimir Putin regime. The restrictions also affected the channels of the animated series "Masha and the Bear" in various languages, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation on Facebook.
The channels were restricted or completely deleted:
Oleg Gazmanov;
Nikolai Basov;
Lolita;
Dima Bilani;
Basti;
Mikhail Boyarsky;
SHAMAN (Yaroslav Dronov);
Denis Maidanov.
YouTube also deleted the channels of the animated series "Masha and the Bear" by the Russian studio Anima cord. We note that in August this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council imposing sanctions on five Russian citizens and four organizations, including the studio Anima cord, involved in the production and distribution of the animated series "Masha and the Bear." The authorities classified the project as an instrument of Russia’s soft power and stated it provided direct funding from the aggressor state, as the rights holders continued to pay taxes to the Russian budget, including from monetization of the Ukrainian-language version of the series.
Last month YouTube blocked in Ukraine access to the 31 channel of Russian performers, propagandists, sanctioned figures and companies. The restricted list then included resources of artists who publicly support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, in particular Filip Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Yulia Chicherina, and Anna Netrebko, the company Kaspersky Russia, as well as former members of parliament Yevgeny Muraev and Renat Kuzmin.
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