YouTube Blocks Russian Opposition Candidate’s Video Call For Election Boycott
YouTube Blocks Russian Opposition Candidate’s Video Call
For Election Boycott
Over 'Illegal Hashtags'
December 31, 2017, Written by Tsarizm Staff
Social media giant YouTube temporarily blocked a video of
Russian opposition figure, and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny in
which he called for a boycott of the 2018 Russia presidential election. The
stated reason was due to ‘illegal hashtags’.
“YouTube allegedly took down the video because it
contained “illegal” hashtags, Navalny explained in a post on his website,
citing a formal explanation from YouTube. The video contained hashtags
including #strike #Navalny2018 and #28January. It was back on the website later
on Thursday, this time without hashtags,” wrote The Moscow Times.
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“YouTube eventually told us that the video call to
participate [in the boycott] on Jan. 28 was deleted erroneously and they
apologize,” Navalny wrote on his blog that day, reported The Moscow Times.
YouTube, owned by Google, has been under severe criticism
in the U.S. for censoring conservative, pro-Trump videos, and for limiting
conservative content. Navalny’s organization has accused the company of
trending pro-Kremlin videos and limiting anti-Putin content as well.
“It’s becoming obvious that there is ill intent and that
this is deliberate discrimination on political grounds,” stated Navalny.
Internet and social media sensation Mike Cernovich
recently accused YouTube of censoring his content when YouTube banned a video
covering Islamic migration into many European countries and restricted its
dissemination within the United States.
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