What does "Redmi" mean on your Xiaomi mobile and what is its difference

 

platform takes "unprecedented action" to address violations of content guidelines since russia's war on ukraine

youtube removed more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels linked to the war in ukraine for violating content guidelines, including removing videos that referred to the invasion as a "editing mission."

The platform is very popular in Russia, where, unlike some of its U.S. counterparts, it hasn't been shut down despite hosting content from opposition figures like Alexei Navalny. YouTube has also been able to operate in Russia despite cracking down on pro-Kremlin content that has violated guidelines including a policy of major violent events, which prohibits denying or downplaying the invasion.

since the conflict broke out in february, youtube has suspended channels including pro-kremlin journalist vladimir solovyov's. channels associated with russia's defense and foreign ministries have also been temporarily suspended from uploading videos in recent months to describe the war as a "liberation mission."

youtube removes 70,000 videos due to ukraine

"we have a policy of major violent events and that applies to things like denying major violence: everything from the holocaust to sandy hook," said neil mohan, senior product officer at youtube. and of course, what is happening in ukraine is a major violent event. so we have used that policy to take unprecedented action."

in an interview with the guardian, mohan added that youtube news content about the conflict has received more than 40 million views in ukraine alone.

"the first and perhaps most important responsibility is to make sure that people looking for information about this event can get accurate, high-quality and credible information on youtube," he said. "the consumption of reliable channels on our platform has grown significantly, of course in ukraine, but also in the countries surrounding ukraine, poland, as well as within russia itself."

youtube did not provide details of the deleted content and channels, but mohan said many of them represented kremlin accounts of the invasion. "i don't have the specific numbers, but you can imagine that a lot of them are novels coming from the russian government, or pro-russian parties," he said.

"youtube remains the largest video sharing site to be played and operated in russia itself," mohan said. "youtube is a place where russian citizens can get uncensored information about the war, including from many of the same official channels that we can all access outside the country. we remain an important platform for russian citizens themselves as this crisis continues to develop."

last week, russia's digital development minister, mexut shadayev, said the country would not block youtube, despite content disputes that led to the platform being fined in court for not removing banned videos.

shadyev said banning russia's most popular social media platforms will affect users. "we are not planning to close youtube," the minister said. "above all, when we restrict something, we must clearly understand that our users will not be affected."

youtube has also imposed a global ban on channels linked to russian state media, including russia today and sputnik. facebook and instagram were banned in russia and access to twitter was restricted, in response to a ban on private platforms on russia's state-owned media.