In Moscow and the largest cities of Russia stopped working YouTube - the media

According to journalists, some Russian mobile operators knew and warned subscribers about future problems in YouTube. On the night of August 1 in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh and other settlements of the Russian Federation there were problems with YouTube video hosting. It does not work or loads the video for a very long time. This was reported by Astra telegram.

"On the night of July 31 to August 1, many Russian users of the video service either stopped working altogether, or loading videos with delays, reported Astra residents of Moscow and Voronezh. Relevant reports of UTUBUs also appeared in regional chats of the residents of the Moscow , St. Petersburg, Tatarstan and other regions of the Russian Federation, "-the message reads.

The publication has released screenshots of reports of Russian users who complain that M has stopped working: one of the readers "Astra" turned to "Beline", but in the support service they said "in our network we do not see the problems of loading YouTube. There is no situation yet. " Journalists recalled that MTS had previously started warning subscribers about possible YouTube failures.

In addition, "Astra" reminded that on July 25, the State Duma MP Alexander Hinstein confirmed that the slowdown of YouTube in the Russian Federation was not because that the platform violates Russian legislation. " "The next day, however, the deputy suddenly denied himself, writing that the slowdown was related to" actions (or more precisely inactivity) of Youtube himself. "He also announced a decrease in loading up to 70% by early August," the journalists said.