This move is in retaliation for what an official characterizes as YouTube’s ‘anti-Russia policy.’
In the coming weeks, Russia will intentionally reduce load times on YouTube, Bloomberg reports.
“By the end of this week, YouTube download speeds on desktop computers may drop to 40%, and by the end of next week to 70%”, reads a translated statement posted to Telegram by Alexander Khinshtein, chairman of Russia’s parliamentary committee on technology.
For now, the throttling will only hit the desktop version of YouTube, not the mobile apps.
