MOSCOW, June 28 State Duma Deputy Anton Gorelkin considers the option of slowing down the speed of YouTube more realistic than blocking it completely.
«Most likely, the regulator will first use not a block, but another restrictive measure — slowing down the access speed,» he wrote in his Telegram channel. 
He also noted that the bill banning advertising on blocked resources, which has been submitted to the State Duma, will affect YouTube even if the speed slows down. “This means that advertising integrations, which Russian content makers are now actively pursuing on American video hosting, will be illegal. And since the option of slowing down YouTube seems more realistic than blocking it completely, this scenario needs to be kept in mind by everyone involved in this activity,” the parliamentarian noted.
He also noted that the FAS does not plan to force bloggers to remove advertising publications that were posted before the law came into force.
«For now, this will only affect social networks with an asterisk, but YouTube has a very good chance of joining them. And its Russian counterparts have the opportunity to compete for advertisers,» the deputy concluded.