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Roskomnadzor, Russia's Federal communications agency has written to Google, the California-based company that owns YouTube, over the restrictions on the documentary, 'USA 2020: Up in arms.' In a statement, the regulator said that "cases of the administration of the YouTube video hosting service blocking, labeling, warning, consent and other restrictions with respect to materials of Russian media and journalists have become more frequent."Watch the documentary:
It added that the Russian government views these developments as part of "a purposeful policy of influencing foreign platforms on Russians' access to objective information."
The regulator added that Russian content creators can use platforms based in the country to ensure viewers can access material that Western companies might otherwise look to censor. The statement specifically pointed to Russian firms "possessing developed distributed content delivery networks."
US companies have repeatedly clashed with Roskomnadzor over perceived censorship of Russian media. In October, the agency wrote to Facebook, Twitter and Google, ordering them to stop limiting access to content from the country.
YouTube has previously blocked the accounts of the Tsargrad channel, Anna News and News Front agencies. Google has also previously limited the distribution of the film Beslan, chronicling the 2004 Russian school siege that left 334 people dead.
TocquevilleHe died in 1859.
"the least reproach offends amerikans; the slightest sharp sting of truth turns them fierce"So does that apply to every American that was born after 1859 too?
"the least reproach offends amerikans; the slightest sharp sting of truth turns them fierce". Tocqueville