Moscow threatens to block YouTube after German RT channels deleted over Covid-19 misinformation

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Moscow threatens to block YouTube after German RT channels deleted over Covid-19 misinformation
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Moscow threatens to block YouTube after German RT channels deleted over Covid-19 misinformation

YouTube has expanded its misinformation policies to cover all effective vaccines

Russia has threatened to block YouTube and take other retaliatory measures against the platform if it does not reinstate two German-language channels of the state broadcaster RT. On Wednesday, Y...

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