YouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik over invasion

Published March 1, 2022 5:41pm ET



YouTube parent company Google announced Tuesday that it has blocked Russian state news channels RT and Sputnik for all European users due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The two major Russian news organizations are funded by the government and considered mouthpieces of President Vladimir Putin‘s regime, which has been accused of spreading disinformation to justify its war in Ukraine.

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