UPDATE – Google Permanently Suspends Russian Federation Council Youtube Accounts
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News/Sputnik – October 18, 2022) Google has permanently suspended the accounts of the Federation Council of Russia (Senate), which contained around 20,000 videos and more than 200,000 subscribers, the council announced on Tuesday.
“The Youtube accounts of the Federation Council and the Vmeste-RF (Together-Russia) TV channel have been blocked, and all information has been deleted without the possibility of recovery,” the council said on Telegram.
Google’s notification said the accounts had been blocked “in accordance with rules regarding export restrictions and the application of penalties”, as cited by the advice.
The statement added that the council and the broadcaster have actively developed national platforms to make their content available to users regardless of the actions of hostile countries.
Commenting on the account suspension, Google told RIA Novosti that the company is complying with all applicable sanctions and trade compliance laws. When the company finds an account violates its terms of service, it can take appropriate action, Google added.
Western countries have launched a broad sanctions campaign against Moscow in response to the Russian military operation in Ukraine, which was launched on February 24 after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk appealed for help to defend themselves. against attacks by Ukrainian forces.
