“YouTube is a bone in the throat.” Dmitry Kolezev on why Russian authorities want to close YouTube

“But if YouTube didn’t exist, we would have defeated Ukraine long ago. We will take this away from you and instead use Gazprom’s money to make Rutube. Try it." Perhaps this is how the Kremlin views the prospect of life without YouTube, suggests journalist Dmitry Kolezev. We talked with him about why the authorities are trying to limit Russians’ access to YouTube, whether it is possible to completely block it, and what plugins and VPNs will help bypass the slowdown. Watch the new episode on our YouTube channel #ovdinfo #how it is now #kolezev #shorts