"Rostelecom" denies its involvement in slowing down YouTube in Russia. Google was blamed for the incorrect operation of the video hosting.
The Russian operator explained the reason for the slow operation of YouTube by problems with outdated Google equipment. It is responsible for accelerating and caching information.
There are no and have never been any technical restrictions on YouTube from Rostelecom. The degradation in the quality of broadcasting in the service is due to the fact that Google has not updated or expanded its content caching equipment (Google Global Cache) in Russia for three years.
It is worth noting that the problem associated with the slow operation of YouTube was promised to be solved by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was mentioned at a meeting with the General Director of Mosfilm, Karen Shakhnazarov, on November 14 of this year.
It is worth noting that difficulties with viewing content on the video hosting began in the summer of this year. Complaints were received from many users and providers. When trying to go to the site in the desktop version, a message popped up about the lack of connection.
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