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Yandex.com has divested from yandex.ru and the former is nominally not based in Russia. I personally believe they are still 100% managed by Russia, as I'm sure

by gertop 1y ago

Yandex.com has divested from yandex.ru and the former is nominally not based in Russia. I personally believe they are still 100% managed by Russia, as I'm sure you do, but this is all feels and not facts. Facts is yandex.com isn't sanctioned so that can't/shouldn't be your reason for wanting to silence them.

TiredOfLife 1y ago
Yandex.com was not divested. In early 2024 majority of all Yandex foreign assets were sold to russians. https://ir.yandex/press-releases?year=2024&id=05-02-2024 https://ir.yandex/press-releases?year=2024&id=05-02-2024 The only parts that left outside russia are some AI related companies.
- otabdeveloper4 1y ago
  Uhm, no, you must not be allowed to use a Russian search engine under any circumstances. That would be undemocratic and against free speech principles.
  - weare138 1y ago
    You can just type in the URL and make it your default search engine. No one is stopping you. Or you could just move to Russia and bask in that democracy and free speech you seem to perceive to be lacking here. Again no one is stopping you.
    - otabdeveloper4 1y ago
      Completely agree. Any citizen who doesn't agree with our democratic and inclusive values should be immediately stripped of rights and shipped off to Russia.
      - Larrikin 1y ago
        Yes obviously