INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Popular Russian YouTubers have experienced noticeable drops in view counts over the past month, with some losing as much as 80% of their
audience on the platform amid what appears to be government attempts to throttle YouTube, the Vedomosti business newspaper
leaving him with just over 100 million views overall
Tech blogger Valentin Petukhov also saw a 12% decline, attracting around 21.2 million views in the same period.Some bloggers have also
His channel published 50% fewer videos on YouTube between late July and August.Sign up for our free weekly newsletter
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?Never miss the latest news from Russia. PreviewOnline users in Russia began experiencing sharp declines in YouTube loading speeds in early
providers to stop efforts that speed up YouTube loading speeds after they began implementing workarounds to the slowdown, including
might be blocked entirely.
