MOSCOW, August 1 Russians are reporting problems with the YouTube video hosting service, according to data from specialized services.
As of 2:40 a.m. Moscow time, more than two hundred complaints have been recorded on Downradar, with most of the complaints coming from Moscow, where 83 complaints were recorded. The failure began at about 1:00 a.m. Moscow time. Also, in the first hours of Thursday, almost 100 complaints were recorded on the portal «Sboi.rf».
Last week, the head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, stated that the speed of loading YouTube on computers could decrease to 70%. He noted that the measure would not affect mobile communications for now.
Later, Roskomnadzor told the agency that disrespect for Russia and its citizens, as well as numerous violations of the law, are grounds for taking action against YouTube.