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Submission Statement: “YouTube access within Russia is now being shut down by Vladimir Putin’s censors, despite — or because of — its role as a cultural phenomenon.” Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan explain how Russia is shutting down access to YouTube within its borders. Despite YouTube’s role as a major cultural phenomenon in Russia, Putin’s regime can no longer tolerate the independent information and opposition voices hosted on the platform in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and increased repression.