The company embargoes, added to the sanctions imposed on Russia by countries as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, continue to increase. With the statement made yesterday, YouTube channels affiliated with the Russian media were prohibited by Google from generating revenue in any way. Another announcement came from Meta.
In addition, Meta, the umbrella company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, introduced various bans on the actions of the Russian state media on its platform, with the announcement it made yesterday. This announcement was made on Twitter by Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s Security Policy leader. Now, it has been seen that another technology giant has taken a step in this regard.
Russian state media organs will not be able to make money on Google platforms
In the statements made by Gleicher, Russia’s state media organs can advertise on any Meta platform. It was stated that he would not be able to give money and earn money. In the new news, it was observed that Google also imposed sanctions on Russia, which invaded Ukraine. According to the statements, the giant company decided to prevent Russian media outlets from earning advertising revenue. Officials stated that advertising revenue cannot be obtained from services such as Gmail, and that more measures will be taken if necessary.
In addition to monetizing advertising revenues, accounts linked to Russia will not be featured on the platforms of giant companies such as Google and Meta and will not be accessible from Ukraine. In addition, considering that it earned an estimated $7 million to $32 million in two years from the ads on 26 YouTube channels supported by Russia, we can say that the decision taken by YouTube is a considerable embargo.
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