INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian internet providers have started implementing workarounds to speed up YouTube amid what appears to be a government effort to throttle
the video streaming platform, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday, citing industry insiders.The move comes nearly a month after
channels belonging to pro-government Russian media, the authorities and other public figures.But with no official statement from
Roskomnadzor about the YouTube slowdown, telecom companies have begun deploying tools to make the website more accessible for their
customers.A telecommunications industry source cited by Kommersant said dozens of internet providers have already installed systems to
bypass the apparent throttling
the video-streaming website might be blocked entirely.
