YouTube has remained in Russia to serve as an independent news source, according to its CEO Susan Wojcicki, who spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos last Tuesday. She also addressed the company’s decision to remove Russian state media from the platform.
“As soon as the war broke out, we realized we had a responsibility and it was time for us to get it right,” said Susan Wojcicki.
The CEO also said the company has updated its policies to remove Russian state media from its platform, along with other content, in an effort to stem misinformation aimed at denying or trivializing the war in Russia. Ukraine.
Competition from Rutube?
Susan Wojcicki added that the YouTube platform had been used for “all sorts of humanitarian reasons” throughout the conflict, such as helping medical professionals on the battlefield and educating children isolated from school. due to the war.
Additionally, the CEO explained how Russia pushed citizens to Rutube, a Russian video platform with similarities to YouTube. Nevertheless, she specifies that she is not concerned about the emergence of this service.
As for other social media and content services, the Russian communication agency Roskomnadzor announced in March that it was blocking access to Facebook, alleging that the American social media giant had discriminated against regard to Russian media and news resources, while Netflix has chosen to shut down its service in the country. TikTok also announced in March that it was suspending all live streaming and new content on its video service.
Source: ZDNet.com