YouTube demonetizes Russia's state-owned RT network – New York Daily News

New York Daily News | Feb 26, 2022 at 5:52 PM YouTube has barred Russian state-owned network RT from receiving money from ads running in its videos, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Saturday afternoon. “YouTube has disabled the monetization of Russia Today channels,” he tweeted. Fedorov, who also serves as the country’s minister of digital transformation, had asked chief executives of the major U.S. tech companies to limit their service to Russia, in an effort to put pressure on Vladimir Putin, who ordered military forces to invade Ukraine earlier this week. “We intend to help Russians and the world to know the truth,” he tweeted early on Saturday. “I’ve contacted @YouTube to block the propagandist Russian channels — such as Russia 24, TASS, RIA Novosti. If they are afraid of speaking the truth, so we should stop this flow of poisonous lies,” he added. “Our goal is not to block the informational sources for Russians, but to engage youth, proactive and smart people,” he wrote in a follow-up email. According to Reuters, YouTube confirmed on Saturday that it had paused “a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions,” citing…
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