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IrritatedRuskie t1_j2az9ej wrote

Reply to comment by bathroomworld in Russia's Yandex co-founder Volozh pens farewell message to staff by KimCureAll

Except that they didn't, they sold out to the government quite quickly and became a part of the government propaganda on the internet side, blocking news and search results from "unfavorable" media outlets

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razed_sec t1_j2c918w wrote

How do you suppose they stay independent from the tyranny of Russia while operating in Russia?

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falconzord t1_j2cd9nl wrote

I feel bad for Yandex, they weren't a bad business but it's hard to operate in the global market when their core audience is in a backsliding country. They had a thriving business in Ukraine until the Crimea situation.

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IrritatedRuskie t1_j2cwm9p wrote

Hmm lemme see, you don’t give a golden controlling share to the government for starters

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razed_sec t1_j2d50y2 wrote

They definitely don't have any means to coerce otherwise right?

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