video-host
RuTube
Russia's main video host, with tens of millions of videos; our research found roughly a 4% overlap with YouTube reuploads. Search works on the website, though its informal search endpoint rate-limits and throws captchas at bursts of automated traffic. Worth checking when a Russian-language or Russia-related video has vanished from YouTube.
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Por que é útil e como funciona
RuTube is Russia's primary domestic video platform and a natural first stop when a Russian-language video has vanished from YouTube. It grew sharply after YouTube speeds were throttled in Russia from mid-2024, and research on reupload patterns found roughly a 4% overlap with YouTube content. You can search it on the website; the informal search endpoint rate-limits quickly under sustained automated queries and challenges automated visitors with captchas, so Echo links you to the site and you run the search from there in your browser.
O que há dentro
Tens of millions of videos, with a monthly audience in Russia exceeding 77 million users as of early 2025. Total video count is not publicly disclosed.
Acesso via API
informal /api/search/video/?query= (rate-limited; captcha on bursts)
Acesso
May require solving a captcha before it responds.