Russian Youtubers

The unprecedented penalty targets YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, over the platform's decision to block Russian state-run media channels in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The ruling mandates that if the penalty is not paid within nine months, it will double every day after that

Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said that there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia. Users said they could only access YouTube via virtual private networks (VPNs).

Olga Loiek, who studies at the University of Pennsylvania, was left shocked after she spotted AI clones of herself selling Russian goods on Chinese social media.

Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Meta, TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs' database.

The entire ordeal was documented on camera by the YouTuber.

A Russian influencer, known for her YouTube channel 'Koko in India', was recently harassed by a man in Delhi's popular market Sarojini Nagar.

A Russian court has fined Alphabet's Google RUB 4 billion (roughly Rs. 380 crore) for failing to pay an earlier fine over alleged abuse of its dominant position in the video hosting market, the country's anti-monopoly watchdog, Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), said on Tuesday.

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...

In a bizarre marketing stunt, a Russian YouTuber, who is popular by the name Mikhail Litvin, completely destroyed a white Lamborghini Urus SUV and captured the entire event on tape.

Arma 3, a popular war-themed game is being used to spread misinformation about the Russian offensive in Ukraine. Game footage that is marked "live" or "breaking news" to make it appear genuine, has been spread online repeatedly over the past few months. Players often upload hours of Arma 3 gaming footage on platforms such as YouTube and researchers...

Two Russian YouTubers have been arrested for allegedly entering a 60-storey twin tower complex in Tardeo here to shoot a stunt video, police said on Tuesday.

Cloudflare pulled its support for Kiwi Farms on Sunday citing "imminent threats to human life." The development came as Kiwi Farms was linked to a campaign of harassment and violent threats targeting a transgender YouTuber and activist named Clara Sorrenti.

Off page: Russia’s competition watchdog has fined Google RUB 2 billion (roughly Rs. 260 crore) on Tuesday for breaching competition rules, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said in a statement. The search giant is the latest foreign tech firm to be fined as part of Russia’s assertive campaign against foreign tech firms. The company said it...

Google has been fined RUB 21 billion (nearly Rs. 2,900 crore) by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the nation's telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block "false information" on the offensive in Ukraine, "ext...

The unprecedented penalty targets YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, over the platform's decision to block Russian state-run media channels in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The ruling mandates that if the penalty is not paid within nine months, it will double every day after that

Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said that there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia. Users said they could only access YouTube via virtual private networks (VPNs).

Olga Loiek, who studies at the University of Pennsylvania, was left shocked after she spotted AI clones of herself selling Russian goods on Chinese social media.

Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Meta, TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs' database.

The entire ordeal was documented on camera by the YouTuber.

A Russian influencer, known for her YouTube channel 'Koko in India', was recently harassed by a man in Delhi's popular market Sarojini Nagar.

A Russian court has fined Alphabet's Google RUB 4 billion (roughly Rs. 380 crore) for failing to pay an earlier fine over alleged abuse of its dominant position in the video hosting market, the country's anti-monopoly watchdog, Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), said on Tuesday.

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...

In a bizarre marketing stunt, a Russian YouTuber, who is popular by the name Mikhail Litvin, completely destroyed a white Lamborghini Urus SUV and captured the entire event on tape.

Arma 3, a popular war-themed game is being used to spread misinformation about the Russian offensive in Ukraine. Game footage that is marked "live" or "breaking news" to make it appear genuine, has been spread online repeatedly over the past few months. Players often upload hours of Arma 3 gaming footage on platforms such as YouTube and researchers...

Two Russian YouTubers have been arrested for allegedly entering a 60-storey twin tower complex in Tardeo here to shoot a stunt video, police said on Tuesday.

Cloudflare pulled its support for Kiwi Farms on Sunday citing "imminent threats to human life." The development came as Kiwi Farms was linked to a campaign of harassment and violent threats targeting a transgender YouTuber and activist named Clara Sorrenti.

Off page: Russia’s competition watchdog has fined Google RUB 2 billion (roughly Rs. 260 crore) on Tuesday for breaching competition rules, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said in a statement. The search giant is the latest foreign tech firm to be fined as part of Russia’s assertive campaign against foreign tech firms. The company said it...

Google has been fined RUB 21 billion (nearly Rs. 2,900 crore) by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the nation's telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block "false information" on the offensive in Ukraine, "ext...