VK Video Blocks Yabloko's Election Fundraising Stream
VK Video abruptly ended a live stream by the Yabloko party, which was raising funds for its election campaign, with no explanation given. The stream continued on YouTube, having raised over 600,000 rubles before being cut off.
Consensus
- VK Video blocked the live stream of Yabloko's 'Peaceful Stream' event.
- The stream was intended to raise funds for Yabloko's election campaign.
- The stream was interrupted without an explanation from VK Video.
- After the block, Yabloko continued the stream on YouTube.
- By the time of the block, over 600,000 Russian rubles had been raised for the campaign.
- The stream featured Yabloko's leader, Nikolai Rybakov, answering viewer questions.
Points of divergence
- The stream was interrupted after 1 hour and 51 minutes, and the amount raised was reported as nearly 542,000 rubles at the time of interruption. — meduza
- The federal list of Yabloko was removed by the Supreme Court of Russia on August 10 due to a lawsuit from the 'Motherland' party, citing copyright violations and foreign donations. — meduza
- Yabloko's lists were removed in four regions due to lawsuits, and in two others (including St. Petersburg) by election commissions. — meduza
- The Kaliningrad Regional Court removed Yabloko's list from the regional assembly elections following a lawsuit from the Communist Party of Russia. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The lawsuits against Yabloko in Sverdlovsk and Kaliningrad regions were identical, according to the party's press service. — tg_echoonline_news
- The stream was forcibly ended after approximately two hours of broadcasting. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (7 sources)
- Platform 'VK Video' blocked pre-election crowdfunding for 'Yabloko' — SOTAvision
- «VKontakte» cut off the broadcast of the «Apple» stream, during which the party was collecting funds for the election campaign — Meduza
- «VK» cut off the broadcast of the «Peaceful Stream» of the «Yabloko» party — ЭХО / Новости
- VKontakte cut off the broadcast of the 'Yabloko' party stream — Дождь
- VKontakte cut off the broadcast of the 'Yabloko' party stream — Дождь (Telegram)
- VK cut off the broadcast of the 'Peaceful Stream' of the 'Yabloko' party — ASTRA
- VK Video service disabled the 'Apple' stream, where party chairman Rybakov answers questions and collects money... — Varlamov News