TRIBUNNEWS.COM – YouTube is blocking worldwide access to Russian government-funded channels.
This move follows a policy of prohibiting content that denies, minimizes, or disparages well-documented incidents of violence.
According to Al Jazeera, the world’s most widely used video streaming service said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now under a policy of violent events and that infringing material will be removed.
YouTube spokesman Farshad Shadloo said blocking the Russian outlet was in line with the policy.
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The number of refugees is down
Furthermore, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many citizens fled to various countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensku said 7,144 people were evacuated from four Ukrainian cities on Friday (11/3/2022).
This number is much lower than the previous two days.
Zelenskyy accused Russia of refusing to let people out of the besieged city of Mariupol.
He assured his citizens that the government would try again to send food and medicine there on Saturday (12/3/2022).
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