The media learned about the possible resignation YouTube from Russia – RIA Novosti

04:0430.11.2016

(updated: 10:58 30.11.2016)

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MOSCOW, 30 Nov — RIA Novosti. the Legal Committee Mediacommunications Union (ISS) has warned that YouTube is subject to the new bill about online cinemas, which can force the service to get away from Russia, writes “Kommersant” with reference to the conclusion of the Committee and its sources. Thus in the Ministry of communications exclude the possibility of changes in the YouTube.

According to the newspaper, is now on YouTube accounts for more than 30% of the total consumption of traffic of the Russian users.

a Bill to regulate video services prepared Mediacommunications Union, was submitted to the Duma on 25 November. The document prohibits foreign ownership of audiovisual services with professional content, the daily audience which for the month exceeds one hundred thousand users.

the ICC had previously stated that on YouTube the new rules will not be distributed since all the content there is a custom, not a professional.

“Under the concept of “organizer of audiovisual service” is subject to YouTube, where users post including the content of its own production… the bill could lead to the departure YouTube from the territory of Russia”, — stated in the latest conclusion of the legal Committee of the ISS, which is quoted by “Kommersant”.

As explained by the newspaper’s source familiar with the drafting of bill on YouTube is both professional and user generated content, and methods for the separation of one from another.

the interlocutor of the edition noted that he is now the owner of YouTube — the American company Google — in Russia there are cache servers in order to fulfill the requirement of ISS, will have to create additional infrastructure. Otherwise, YouTube will have to go “to overseas sites, which will lead to a sharp increase in foreign exchange costs of all providers and quality of services.”

Later, the Deputy Ministry of communications Alexei Volin has denied the information of “Kommersant,” saying that a bill on the regulation of video services will not apply to YouTube. According to officials, although the video sharing and contains professional content specialization of the website is to use the user content, which puts him under the new rules.

YouTube was created in 2005 and has become the most popular video sharing website and the second in the world in attendance. Russians make up about two percent of the total audience.