Russia threatens to slow down Google over 'banned content'

Russia threatens to slow down Google over 'banned content'

Russia’s media watchdog has ยิงปลายังไงให้แตก threatened to slow down the speed of Google if it fails to delete what it calls "unlawful content."

Roskomnadzor has given Google 24 hours to remove videos it says relate to drugs, violence and extremism.

Google - which owns YouTube - could be fined between 800,000 and 4 million roubles (£7,700 - £38,000) by the service.

The tech firm said it often requires court decisions to react to requests.

Roskomnadzor sent more than 26,000 notices to Google to delete what it called “illegal information,” the watchdog said in a statement reported by state-run news agency TASS.

The statement also accused Google of restricting YouTube access to Russian media outlets, including RT and Sputnik, and supporting "illegal protest activity."

Google said it receives requests from different government organisations across the world and the laws of each country vary.

The company often responds once a court decision has been reached. But it also said it was important to maintain YouTube as an open platform for various kinds of views.