Telegram surpassed the video hosting service in monthly reach in Russia among the audience over 12 years old
YouTube's monthly reach decreased to 89.6 million people amid a complete slowdown
In December 2024, WhatsApp increased its monthly reach to 96 million users
Industry source: Links to YouTube will no longer be displayed in Russian search engines
Blogger Vitaly Veselov: content from YouTube is massively transferred to the "VK Video" platform using bots
In December 2024, "VKontakte" surpassed YouTube in reach for the first time - 92 million users
Video hosting traffic has fallen below 20% of average values
Users of mobile operators began to complain about the unavailability of YouTube
Most often, data is submitted to register their VKontakte pages
Meanwhile, Shorts continue to lose views
No official statement has been made yet
Telecom operators received warning letters
More than 10 cases recorded
Some providers are offering Russians to complain about YouTube slowdown to Roskomnadzor
Parliamentary parties expressed concern about the possible blocking of the service