Archival projects such as the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine — though itself blocked in Russia since 2015 — store cached versions of banned music videos. A video preserved in the Wayback Machine is “technically verified” in that its original content is provably identical to what was uploaded before censorship. Similarly, the YouTube video IDs of removed videos can be verified through external API lookups, confirming that a video has been taken down at a specific date.
Regulatory bodies, such as Roskomnadzor, monitor digital and broadcast media to ensure compliance with national standards. Trends in the Recording Industry banned uncensored uncut music videos russia verified
: To avoid "LGBT propaganda" fines, the Russian channel TNT Music digitally replaced a rainbow in the video with a gray cloud. Archival projects such as the Internet Archive’s Wayback
: Any video containing anti-war sentiment or visual critiques of the state is instantly blacklisted. Verified Blacklists: Who is Banned? Regulatory bodies, such as Roskomnadzor, monitor digital and
1. IC3PEAK – "Death No More" (Смерти Больше Нет)
