russia

• Russia made it harder for citizens to watch YouTube. They’re going to VKontakte instead.
• Have you heard? Russia hits YouTube with 35-digit fine, and ‘The Simpsons’ are in the NFL

  Russia fined YouTube $20 decillion, the NFL announced a 'Simpsons' broadcast, and India's hottest YouTube video is a MrBeast parody.

  
• The shutdown of a Russia-backed media company raises new questions about political influencers

  A content operation called Tenet Media has abruptly shuttered after a Department of Justice probe showed the operation was Russia-backed.

  
• Around the World: TikTok and Meta sue the E.U. while Douyin gets a CEO shakeup

  Douyin's CEO announced that she's stepping down, Meta and TikTok sued the EU, Japan has VTuber drama, and Russia blacklisted creators.

  
• Google terminates 6,285 YouTube channels to quash “coordinated influence operations” in China
• Russians can’t watch Netflix and can’t post new TikToks (for now)
• Google Shuts Down 39 YouTube Accounts Linked To Iranian “Influence Operation”
• Watch Obama, Voiced By Jordan Peele, Warn Against Fake News In BuzzFeed Video
• YouTube’s Top Trending Video This Morning Promoted Conspiracy Theory About Florida Shooting Survivor
• YouTube To Host “Russian Cinema Week” With More Than 200 Movies