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Title: Netflix says it won't carry likely Russian propaganda channels despite laws
Post by: HCK on March 01, 2022, 04:05:20 pm
Netflix says it won't carry likely Russian propaganda channels despite laws

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Netflix says it won't be streaming 20 Russian TV channels despite a law that might require it.
Streamers with more than 100,000 customers in Russia are required to offer the channels.
Netflix told Variety that it won't be streaming the channels "given the current situation."


Netflix says it won't be sharing content from 20 free-to-air Russian TV channels.

Netflix says that it won't be adding the 20 free-to-air channels that local Russian law could require it to after surpassing the 100,000-subscriber mark.

The growth of Netflix in Russia means that it is now large enough to be required by law to carry the free-to-air channels that offer sports, news, and entertainment, according to a Variety report. Netflix was added to the list of outfits that must stream the content in December of last year, although it wasn't thought that the law would actually kick in until tomorrow — March 1.

However, Netflix tells Variety that it won't be doing so given Russia's i...

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