Roskomnadzor threatens to throttle traffic to Google and YouTube

Roskomnadzor threatened to slow traffic to Google’s services because of insufficient filtering of materials prohibited in the territory of the Russian Federation, writes RIA Novosti.

According to the agency, about five thousand such materials remain on YouTube, and Google does not remove up to 30% of links to illegal content from its search results.

Roskomnadzor sent Google more than 26,000 notices demanding the removal of illegal information and gave the company 24 hours to comply.

“In the event of a repeat offense, the fine will be increased to one-tenth of the company’s annual revenue,” the agency said.

Earlier, in the Federation Council, there were calls to slow down YouTube.

Earlier in March, Roskomnadzor began slowing Twitter’s speed in Russia due to the social network’s refusal to delete content that the agency deemed illegal.

Later, a Russian court fined Twitter 8.9 million rubles. In mid-May, Roskomnadzor decided to partially lift restrictions on the social network and abandoned the idea of blocking it.

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