“We urge engaged players around the world to keep Russia connected to the Internet so that information continues to flow into the country, and the Internet remains free and open within Russia itself,” Price said.
Earlier, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said that YouTube's video hosting continues to work in Russia, as it considers it important to "deliver independent news."
In the summer of 2021, as part of exercises to ensure the stable and secure functioning of the Internet, the possibility of physically disconnecting the Runet from the global network was tested.
As RBC reported, the exercises were considered successful.