It is quite possible that the reason for the slowdown in the work of the YouTube video hosting service in Russia is not due to worn-out Google equipment, as Rostelecom previously admitted. Resource vc.ru reported that in the official group of the Internet and digital TV provider Dom.ru on VKontakte, technical support specialists they claimthat “the slowdown in Google services is related to issues of regulation of foreign online services and their interaction with Roskomnadzor.”
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Despite warning subscribers about possible disruptions in YouTube, MTS and Beeline operators noted that they do not impose any restrictions on access to the video hosting service. Tele2 also previously allowed for “temporary restrictions in YouTube when using the service in home Internet networks,” which may occur “for reasons beyond the operator’s control.” Megafon and Rostelecom stated that they do not impose restrictions on the video hosting service. Earlier, the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, announced that measures were being prepared to slow down YouTube loading, which will only affect desktop users. This will not affect mobile communications, he specified.
According to Kommersant’s source in the telecommunications market, the problems with YouTube “are caused by a slowdown implemented on the TSPU equipment” (technical means of countering threats). This means that the problems are not related to the operation of Google Global Cache servers, as Rostelecom previously reported. Expert’s words quotes Telegram channel PM Lite, but alone article Kommersant is no longer available for this reason.
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