YouTube removes Kusturica's Sputnik-linked channel
YouTube deleted the joint channel of director Emir Kusturica and Sputnik. YouTube blocked the channel 'My Life,' which director Emir Kusturica maintained jointly with the Russian state agency Sputnik.
Consensus
- YouTube removed the channel 'Moj život' associated with Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.
- The channel was created in collaboration with the Serbian branch of the Russian state agency Sputnik.
- The removal occurred without prior warning or public explanation from YouTube.
- The channel had approximately 30,000 subscribers and published around 243 videos.
- Kusturica has publicly supported Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's actions in Ukraine.
- The channel featured personal reflections, film-making content, and political commentary.
- Kusturica expressed belief that the removal was politically motivated.
Points of divergence
- Kusturica claimed the deletion was an act of political censorship and compared YouTube's methods to those of totalitarian regimes. — vedomosti
- Kusturica is described as supporting the annexation of Crimea and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and he has expressed a desire to obtain Russian citizenship in 2027. — novaya_eu
- Kusturica hopes to obtain Russian citizenship in 2027. — vm
- YouTube has been blocking channels spreading Russian propaganda since 2020, especially after the full-scale war with Ukraine. — meduza
- The channel was used to discuss the history of Yugoslavia, politics, and the clash of civilizations. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Margarita Simonyan, a Russian propagandist, commented on the channel's removal with a sarcastic remark. — tg_astrapress
- Kusturica plans to obtain Russian citizenship after finishing filming 'Posledniy srok', based on a story by Russian writer Valentin Rasputin. — kommersant
- The channel had nearly 10 million views and over 34,000 subscribers. — vesti
Coverage (8 sources)
- YouTube blocked Emir Kusturica's channel "My Life" — Ведомости
- YouTube blocked joint channel of director Emir Kusturica and Russian agency Sputnik — Новая газета Европа
- YouTube deleted Emir Kusturica's author channel citing rule violation — Вечерняя Москва
- YouTube blocked joint channel of Emir Kusturica and Russian agency Sputnik — Meduza
- YouTube deleted joint channel of director Emir Kusturica and Sputnik — SOTAvision
- YouTube blocked author channel of Emir Kusturica with 30k subscribers — ASTRA
- YouTube deleted Emir Kusturica's author channel — Коммерсантъ
- YouTube deleted Emir Kusturica's channel without explanation — Вести
Key entities
- Emir Kusturica
- YouTube
- Sputnik
- Sputnik
- Sputnik Serbia
- My Life
- Moscow
- RT
- Margarita Simonian
- Russia Today
- Video hosting
More on Emir Kusturica
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- YouTube removes Kusturica's channel
- Kusturica: YouTube Blockade Is War on Truth