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As a Ukrainian user of Kagi, their partnership with Yandex is unfortunate, since they are indirectly funding the war, but at the same time I can totally see why

As a Ukrainian user of Kagi, their partnership with Yandex is unfortunate, since they are indirectly funding the war, but at the same time I can totally see why it makes sense for the service they're providing With a service like that you want as much diversification as possible, since western search engines can get heavily censored too. Even if they aren't as censored right now, this might change at any moment with us not even noticing it For example, right now Yandex tends to be much more lenient to piracy, since it's basically legal in Russia

reactordev 2mo ago
Make no mistake, western search is censored probably more so than eastern search. *EDIT* All you need to do is look at how DMCA is handled… TikTok… Instagram… Facebook… Google…
maelito 2mo ago
Yandex is only for image search. Implementing a "I don't want to fund Yandex" option would solve the problem for customers trying not to fund this war. This would even lower the cost of the user's actions. Not doing so is a strong take.
- receiptful-io 2mo ago
  EU countries are also funding the war. Which EU-hosted services could we make optional in Kagi, if any?
  - maelito 2mo ago
    You mean funding the war to repel the clear, unambiguous aggressor ? Yes.
    - heavensteeth 2mo ago
      I agree whole heatedly with severing ties with Yandex, but no, Europe still continues to funnel billions of Euros to Russia; €5.57B in goods (plus €7.81B in exports) and €3.63B in energy[0] in Q1 2026. [0] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_international_trade_in_goods_-_latest_developments https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...
inigyou 2mo ago
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- tokai 2mo ago
  This is not the gotcha you people think it is. Browsing HN does not put money in the pockets of the US government. Lost of people the world over avoid US products and services if they can. The jingoism of the US is well known.
  - inigyou 2mo ago
    Do you use Google? Any Microsoft products? Any Apple products? Any non-Russian computing device?
    - puszczyk 2mo ago
      what’s your point? i boycott russian companies, not american if you don’t see the difference that’s on you ok i admitted it, now call me a hypocrite
      - inigyou 2mo ago
        The relevant difference between Russia and America seems to be - that Russia is killing less people? Or is there another thing that makes the difference for you?
- ablob 2mo ago
  I don't understand your question. The person you replied to never said anything about a boycott. They said that diversification is kind of necessary, so to use both Russian and American services, as both sides do censor/block different things.
  - inigyou 2mo ago
    Well that's what Kagi does for you.
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MisterTea 2mo ago
> For example, right now Yandex tends to be much more lenient to piracy, since it's basically legal in Russia Likely because most of the pirated content is western and therefor both inconsequential and a way to thumb their noses at the "west."

reactordev 2mo ago

Make no mistake, western search is censored probably more so than eastern search. *EDIT* All you need to do is look at how DMCA is handled… TikTok… Instagram… Facebook… Google…

maelito 2mo ago

Yandex is only for image search. Implementing a "I don't want to fund Yandex" option would solve the problem for customers trying not to fund this war. This would even lower the cost of the user's actions. Not doing so is a strong take.

receiptful-io 2mo ago
EU countries are also funding the war. Which EU-hosted services could we make optional in Kagi, if any?
- maelito 2mo ago
  You mean funding the war to repel the clear, unambiguous aggressor ? Yes.
  - heavensteeth 2mo ago
    I agree whole heatedly with severing ties with Yandex, but no, Europe still continues to funnel billions of Euros to Russia; €5.57B in goods (plus €7.81B in exports) and €3.63B in energy[0] in Q1 2026. [0] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_international_trade_in_goods_-_latest_developments https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...

inigyou 2mo ago

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tokai 2mo ago
This is not the gotcha you people think it is. Browsing HN does not put money in the pockets of the US government. Lost of people the world over avoid US products and services if they can. The jingoism of the US is well known.
- inigyou 2mo ago
  Do you use Google? Any Microsoft products? Any Apple products? Any non-Russian computing device?
  - puszczyk 2mo ago
    what’s your point? i boycott russian companies, not american if you don’t see the difference that’s on you ok i admitted it, now call me a hypocrite
    - inigyou 2mo ago
      The relevant difference between Russia and America seems to be - that Russia is killing less people? Or is there another thing that makes the difference for you?
ablob 2mo ago
I don't understand your question. The person you replied to never said anything about a boycott. They said that diversification is kind of necessary, so to use both Russian and American services, as both sides do censor/block different things.
- inigyou 2mo ago
  Well that's what Kagi does for you.
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MisterTea 2mo ago

> For example, right now Yandex tends to be much more lenient to piracy, since it's basically legal in Russia Likely because most of the pirated content is western and therefor both inconsequential and a way to thumb their noses at the "west."