Russian internet regulator wants to block YouTube access as move to dictatorship on web progresses | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The Russian government’s top Internet regulator, known as the Roscommandzor, has officially warned YouTube that it could be added to the Kremlin’s Internet blacklist unless it removes unauthorized copies of Russian TV shows. It’s the second time the agency has warned YouTube about the shows in question, and now the video streaming site has only days…