YouTube Faces Trouble in Russia

People couldn't watch videos for a while.

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This happened around midnight.

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Many people in big cities like Moscow and Saint Petersburg were affected.

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The problem started to get better after a few hours.

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The Russian government has been unhappy with YouTube

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because it removed some videos that the government liked.

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They have been slowing down YouTube and might even block it completely.

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So, it seems like there's trouble between YouTube and Russia.

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