Russia’s YouTube speeds on desktop computers are predicted to drop significantly as a result of Google’s unwillingness to upgrade its hardware there and to unblock Russian media sources, a prominent legislator with connections to the government said on Friday.
Due to Google’s reluctance to improve its hardware in Russia and its refusal to unblock Russian media outlets, YouTube speeds on desktop computers in Russia are expected to drastically decrease, a senior politician with ties to the authorities stated on Friday. Russia has chastised Alphabet (GOOGL.O), launched a new tab on Google, and penalized the American corporation multiple times for neglecting to delete content that it views as unlawful or objectionable.
Slower speeds on the video hosting website, according to Alexander Khinshtein, head of the lower house of parliament’s information policy committee, were a forced move taken against YouTube because they felt they could break Russian legislation without facing consequences.
Khinshtein attempted to elucidate his remarks on Telegram on Friday, as well as his assertion that YouTube download speeds in Russia had decreased by 40% and will likely decrease by up to 70% next week.
This is mainly because of what YouTube has done—or hasn’t done—says Khinshtein. YouTube’s quality was deteriorating, according to communications regulator Roskomnadzor, since Google had not updated its Google Global Cache servers in Russia. Khinshtein further claimed that Google was unable to pay for local data center services as it had not made investments in Russian infrastructure and had permitted its local subsidiary to fail.
In March 2022, YouTube implemented a global access ban on channels linked to Russian state-funded media, citing a policy that prohibited anything that disputed, downplayed, or trivialized extensively documented violent incidents. It stated that its policy on violent events applied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that any content that violated it would be taken down. Later that year, Google’s Russian subsidiary filed for bankruptcy, claiming that it was impossible for its Russia office to operate, including paying Russian-based employees, suppliers, and vendors, due to the Russian government seizing its bank account.
Other social media are restricted and slowed down in Russia; many Russians use virtual private networks (VPNs) to get around these limitations.
On Friday, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, suggested completely banning YouTube. Khinshtein stated that the primary complaint of Moscow was YouTube’s “openly anti-Russian policy” and its reluctance to unblock Russian channels, despite Roskomnadzor’s demands.
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