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Russia’s biggest search engine secretly put blocks in its code to stop images of Vladimir Putin showing up in the results of potentially embarrassing searches, according to a report, with Nazi iconography also allegedly scrubbed out of the results of queries for the “Z” symbol signifying support for the war in Ukraine. Last week, fragments of the source code for Yandex—sometimes likened to “Russia’s Google”—were leaked online. Experts have been poring over the code ever since… Source link

Getty Russia’s biggest search engine secretly put blocks in its code to stop images of Vladimir Putin showing up in the results of potentially embarrassing searches, according to a report, with Nazi iconography also allegedly scrubbed out of the results of queries for the “Z” symbol signifying support for the war in Ukraine. Last week, fragments of the source code for Yandex—sometimes likened to “Russia’s Google”—were leaked online. Experts have been poring over the code ever… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Russia’s Google, Yandex, Fixes Results So ‘Bald Fucker’ and ‘Bunker Grandad’ Reportedly Won’t Show Putin  Yahoo News Source link

Russian army officers delivered a damning verdict on Vladimir Putin‘s war in Ukraine, as they voted to down arms and go home in a secret poll. Putin’s army has been involved in fierce fighting in the Donbas, as it tries to secure control over the entire resource rich region. On Friday Russia‘s Ministry of Defence claimed the city of Soledar had fallen to the Kremlin’s troops and that the noose was tightening on Bakhmut. Kyiv insisted that the city was still not fully under Russian control and… Source link

Ten days after Yandex confirmed a review of its operations that include moving IP out of Russia and selling much of the remainder locals, it has hired an ally of President Vladimir Putin to help out with the restructure. Alexei Kudrin, described as a longtime Putin ally and who resigned as head of Russia’s Audit Chamber last week, has confirmed that he will be joining Yandex to advise on corporate development. Kudrin was appointed as finance minister in 2000 when Putin started his first… Source link

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Alexei Kudrin, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday he would join technology giant Yandex to advise on corporate development as the company begins a sweeping governance and ownership overhaul. Yandex’s Dutch-registered holding company last month said it planned to divest ownership and control of most of Yandex Group, including its main revenue-generating businesses, a move that could lead to enhanced… Source link

This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin touched on the future of internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) in a late night meeting, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Sources told Reuters that Kudrin, one of the country’s top economic officials and a long-time colleague of the president, is expected to leave… Source link

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin touched on the future of internet giant Yandex in a late night meeting, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Sources told Reuters that Kudrin, one of the country’s top economic officials and a long-time colleague of the president, is expected to leave his role as head of Russia’s Audit Chamber to take up a position with Yandex. The future of the company, which dominates… Source link

Alexei Kudrin, a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin, is expected to assume a leadership position in the restructuring of Russian tech giant Yandex, state media reported on Friday. Yandex is awaiting Putin’s blessing to sell its main operations in Russia and appoint Kudrin to its new structure, several reports indicated earlier this week. Yandex’s main products include its popular internet browser, as well as food delivery and taxi-hailing… Source link

Yandex, the company often described as “Russia’s Google”, is seeking Vladimir Putin’s blessing to sell its operations in the country, spin off its main international projects and appoint a longtime confidant of the Russian president to manage its relationship with the Kremlin. Three people familiar with these moves said that the internet giant has informally enlisted top economic official Alexei Kudrin to win the Russian president’s approval, in principle, for the restructuring… Source link