Russian opposition voices brace for complete blackout

When a Russian lawmaker announced last week that the country would begin slowing YouTube loading speeds on desktop browsers by up to 70%, it seemed to confirm many Russians' fears that access to the video platform would be gradually restricted.

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2024 07 19T182222Z 1745775058 RC2HY8AMAAV1 RTRMADP 3 RUSSIA YOUTUBE Scaled — Spectators gather before a concert of Yaroslav Dronov, known by his stage name Shaman, held in protest against, what organizers called, the illegal blocking of Russian users' channels on the video-streaming platform YouTube, near the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Russia July 19, 2024. One of the placards reads: "We are together". REUTERS/Yulia Morozova

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