YouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik over invasion

By Nihal Krishan

Published March 1, 2022 5:41pm ET

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YouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik over invasion — RT, which airs in the U.S., is widely believed to be a propaganda arm of the Kremlin. Sputnik is largely based online and is said to serve the same function. | (Screenshot)

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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