Newsinc24 Team 
Amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Google on Tuesday announced that it is blocking YouTube channels of Russian state media outlets RT (earlier called Russia Today) and Sputnik in Europe "taking into account the ongoing war in Ukraine", the video-sharing platform said on Tuesday. Facebook took a similar decision on Monday by blocking content published by RT and Sputnik in the European Union.The state-backed media organisations are considered mouthpieces of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime.
Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately. It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up. Our teams continue to monitor the situation around the clock to take swift action.
— Google Europe (@googleeurope) March 1, 2022
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen had announced they and their subsidiaries would be banned from broadcasting in the bloc for spreading "lies to justify Putin's war".Earlier, the company had blocked access to several Russian state-controlled accounts in Ukraine. The social network said it was also reviewing other governments’ requests to restrict access to these accounts in their countries.
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