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YouTube blocked more 39 channels of Russian artists and the cartoon "Masha and the Bear" in Ukraine
The streaming service YouTube blocked or removed another 39 channels in Ukraine that were spreading Russian propaganda. These include channels of Russian artists who support the war against Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s regime. The restrictions also affected channels of the cartoon "Masha and the Bear" in various languages.
This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation on Facebook.
Access was restricted or channels were completely removed:
Oleg Gazmanov;
Nikolai Baskov;
Lolita;
Dima Bilan;
Basta;
Mikhail Boyarsky;
SHAMAN (Yaroslav Dronov);
Denis Maidanov.
YouTube also removed channels of the cartoon "Masha and the Bear" by the Russian studio "Animaccord." Recall that in August this year Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enacted an NSDC decision imposing sanctions on five Russian citizens and four organizations, including the studio "Animaccord," involved in the production and distribution of the cartoon "Masha and the Bear." Authorities classified the project as a tool of Russian "soft power" and said it received direct funding from the aggressor state, since the rights holders continued to pay taxes into the Russian budget, including from monetization of the Ukrainian-language version of the series.
Last month YouTube blocked access within Ukraine to 31 channels of Russian performers, propagandists, sanctioned figures, and companies. That list then included resources of artists who publicly support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, including Philipp Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Yulia Chicherina and Anna Netrebko, the company Kaspersky Russia, as well as former members of parliament Yevheniy Murayev and Renat Kuzmin.
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