Further developments
will depend on the dialogue’s results, the regulator's chief says
MOSCOW, September 5.
/TASS/. Google has been holding talks with Russian authorities concerning
videos advertising unauthorized protests during the election campaign, head of
Russia’s media watchdog Alexander Zharov said in an interview with the
Kommersant FM radio station on Wednesday.
"The situation
is perfectly clear - advertisement tools, including the pre-rolls of the
You-Tube video-sharing website belonging to the Google company, are used for
promoting unauthorized activities in a number of Russian cities, where
elections are scheduled to be held on the Unified Election Day," he said.
"The Central Election Commission, the media watchdog, the Federal
Antimonopoly Service and the Prosecutor General’s Office have expressed their
concern to Google, as these unauthorized activities voice political demands and
may influence the elections’ results, which means that it is a blatant
interference in Russia’s electoral process," Zharov added.
"Google is in
dialogue with Russian authorities. Further developments will depend on the
dialogue’s results," he noted.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-09-2018
