Google to blame for slower YouTube speeds in Russia, says senior lawmaker
YouTube speeds in Russia are set to sharply decline on desktop computers due Google's failure to upgrade its equipment in Russia and its refusal to unblock channels of Russian media, a senior lawmaker close to the authorities said on Friday.
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Russia has criticised Alphabet's Google for taking down YouTube channels of Russian media and public figures and fined the U.S. company several times for failing to remove content Russia considers illegal or undesirable.
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Writing on Telegram on Friday, Khinshtein sought to clarify those comments, and his claim that YouTube download speeds in Russia were down 40% and set to drop next week by up to 70%.
«This is primarily due to the actions (or rather inaction) of YouTube itself,» Khinshtein said.
Communications regulator Roskomnadzor said YouTube's quality was declining as Google had not
