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Yandex News service is how a lot of Russians consume news media. It has a systemic history of censorship and propaganda. Also, Yandex search has been known to c

Yandex News service is how a lot of Russians consume news media. It has a systemic history of censorship and propaganda. Also, Yandex search has been known to censor the results as well — always in interests of Russian state. Once upon a time, in the 00s, Yandex was a great company, with world-class technological community and great ties to Russian mathematical community. (My own high school has a seat in the PIF board alongside Russian universities). Sadly, this reputation is destroyed now.

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Markoff 4y ago
> Yandex News service is how a lot of Russians consume news media. It has a systemic history of censorship and propaganda. Also, Yandex search has been known to censor the results as well — always in interests of Russian state. so same as if you replace Yandex with Google and Russians with Americans
- marcinzm 4y ago
  Sure, so if you're in a country that would be hurt by America more than Russia Yandex makes sense. If you're in many western countries then Russia is currently threatening every other weak to nuke you so... Propaganda is almost unavoidable in modern times but if possible it's better to avoid one that pretty directly goes against your own best interests.
88888888889 4y ago
> Yandex News service is how a lot of Russians consume news media. It has a systemic history of censorship and propaganda. Also, Yandex search has been known to censor the results as well — always in interests of Russian state. I upvoted you, and though I can't speak or read Russian, I would be surprised if what you were saying wasn't true. However, Google extensively censors and distorts its search results too, while at the same time allowing SEO spam to abound, even when it comes to important areas like health information. If it were one or the other (i.e., great, relevant results with censorship, or mediocre results free from censorship), it wouldn't be so annoying. But the fact that Google actively goes out of its way to censor and manipulate its results, while at the same time allowing the overall quality to deteriorate, is extremely annoying.
- boardwaalk 4y ago
  Is this just whataboutism? The GP didn’t anything about Google.
  - 88888888889 4y ago
    No, it's pointing out that Google has shortcomings many are not (but should be) aware of, and that you should use the right tool for the right job.

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Markoff 4y ago

marcinzm 4y ago
Sure, so if you're in a country that would be hurt by America more than Russia Yandex makes sense. If you're in many western countries then Russia is currently threatening every other weak to nuke you so... Propaganda is almost unavoidable in modern times but if possible it's better to avoid one that pretty directly goes against your own best interests.

88888888889 4y ago

> Yandex News service is how a lot of Russians consume news media. It has a systemic history of censorship and propaganda. Also, Yandex search has been known to censor the results as well — always in interests of Russian state. I upvoted you, and though I can't speak or read Russian, I would be surprised if what you were saying wasn't true. However, Google extensively censors and distorts its search results too, while at the same time allowing SEO spam to abound, even when it comes to important areas like health information. If it were one or the other (i.e., great, relevant results with censorship, or mediocre results free from censorship), it wouldn't be so annoying. But the fact that Google actively goes out of its way to censor and manipulate its results, while at the same time allowing the overall quality to deteriorate, is extremely annoying.

boardwaalk 4y ago
Is this just whataboutism? The GP didn’t anything about Google.
- 88888888889 4y ago
  No, it's pointing out that Google has shortcomings many are not (but should be) aware of, and that you should use the right tool for the right job.