YouTube has blocked 16 Russian channels in Ukraine that were spreading propaganda and materials in support of Russia’s aggression.
The Centre for Countering Disinformation reported this.
Those blocked include the channels of war correspondent Alexander Sladkov and Z-blogger Sergey Kolyasnikov, known by the pseudonym Zergulio.
Access was also restricted to the channels of Russian performers Nadezhda Babkina, Yuliya Savicheva, Viktoriya Dayneko, Masha Weber and the band Uma2rman.
In addition, propaganda resources "Russian SVO Compilations", "Sevastopol Correspondent" and other channels have disappeared from Ukrainian YouTube. Foreign-language channels of the Russian animated series "Masha and the Bear" have also been blocked.
The Centre for Countering Disinformation said it is continuing systematic work to cleanse Ukraine’s information space of pockets of Russian influence.
- On 21 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted an NSDC decision imposing sanctions on five Russians and four organisations involved in the creation and distribution of the animated series "Masha and the Bear".
- The studio "Animaccord", which created the series, is now under sanctions, along with its founder and chief executive, as well as the scriptwriter, director and producer, a co-author of the series who pays money into the budget of the aggressor state, and the rights holder of this propaganda cartoon.
- Read more about how Russian cartoons affect the mental health of Ukrainian children in an Lb.ua article.