MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Internet regulators in Russia said Google and YouTube agreed to receive information on websites and content that are banned in the country.
RIA Novosti said Saturday the regulators' website at zapret-info.gov.ru had begun a service in which Internet users can send in screen shots or Internet addresses (URLs) of illegal or offensive websites.
Internet users sent in more than 5,000 complaints the day the service was initiated. The agency said 96 percent of those were reviewed and dismissed.
Seventy-three websites were red-flagged for child pornography or suspicion of involvement in illegal drug activity, or were found to require review by consumer affairs regulators, RIA Novosti said.
Both Google and YouTube LLC would "receive information from the register regarding content banned in Russia," the agency said in a news release.
"The company's email address is included in the mail-out regarding links added to the register," the release said.
