YouTube pauses monetization in Russia amid Ukraine invasion

YouTube officially pauses monetization within Russia for content creators in new round of sanctions.

According to a statement by Reuters, YouTube claims, “In light of extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine … we’re pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions.”

Videos from blocked channels will also appear less often within the recommended section, following the request issued by the Ukrainian minister of culture Oleksandr Tkachenko.

This decision comes just a week after Meta announced that they will be “now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world.”