Google, YouTube to get updates on Russia-banned sitesNovember 3, 2012 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google and YouTube will receive updates regarding information banned within Russia, the country's communications oversight agency said, according to RIA Novosti. The agency’s press release confirmed that Google Inc and YouTube LLC had formally agreed “to receive information from the register regarding content banned in Russia.” The register detailing ‘blacklisted’ sites and content that is banned in Russia was launched by the agency on Thursday. The zapret-info.gov.ru site will consider complaints lodged by members of the public, who can submit screenshots and URLs of the offending sites. Cooperation between the agency and international companies had already been sketched out before the law came into force. “The company’s email address is included in the mail-out regarding links added to the register,” the press release said. In the first 24 hours of its existence, the site logged over 5,000 complaints regarding offensive content, 96 percent of which were rejected after consideration. Of the initial complaints, 10 sites were kept on the list as they contained child pornography, 40 complaints were passed to the drugs control authorities, and 23 to the consumer affairs watchdog. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |