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by Trasmatta 562 days ago
Thank you, I was about to subscribe until I read this. Yandex has become / is becoming a tool for Russian propaganda, and I refuse to put money into something supporting Putin's War Machine.

https://www.zois-berlin.de/en/publications/zois-spotlight/th...

> Volozh resigned as Yandex’s chief executive in June 2022 and left Russia; in August 2023, he publicly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After lengthy negotiations and in the face of mounting political and legal pressure, in February 2024 Yandex announced the sale of its business in Russia to an investment fund consisting of investors with close ties to the Kremlin

I'm sure the Kagi team is reading this thread: you need to seriously reconsider your business relationship with the Kremlin. I somehow doubt the quality of your search is so dependent on that one search provider to make the (apparent) 2% of subscription prices worth it.