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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
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