You are recommending a search engine that is operating from Russia under one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. The Russian state monitors usage and is definitely censoring all sorts of stuff on it.

Of course Sci Hub was developed by a Russian, which is probably why Yandex is not censoring it. Also, I don't think the Russian government cares much for intellectual property rights of companies in NATO countries, for obvious reasons. But they are definitely censoring a wide range of other topics.

Check this reports for some details on the types of things that Yandex censors: https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/30/disrupted-throttled-an...

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baranul a day ago | parent | next [-]

You don't have to go too far to see such similar censorship in action. It's not just "them over there". Hacker News conducts stealth censorship, shadow banning, and manipulations of all kinds to push artificial narratives, etc...

Its about unchecked corruption, abuse, and the misuse of power. It's a mistake to believe such things are only done by "them" in a different country.

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AlexeyBelov a day ago | parent [-]

Can you elaborate further? Sounds very conspiratorial.

	▲	baranul 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The context is that corporate entity A is usually no more "pure" than corporate entity B in another country. When at the end of the day, they're corporate entities that will do whatever in service of their profits, interests, or goals. What is allowed to be seen or promoted, including not seen, can be what aligns to their interests and profits. What users or readers might perceive as popular or best, may not be, because of manipulation. Most would have no idea of the situation, unless stumbling upon it or exposed, and many could care less even if aware. If they make too much of a direct fuss about it, their account or even the person might cease functioning. Users will not usually even know the totality of what's banned, vice versa, nor know what's promoted by hand or via algorithm.

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specproc 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Jeez, gimme a break. The US is rounding up people on the streets, the UK throwing terrorism legislation at pensioners, don't get me started on Israel.

Russia is an oppressive and dangerous regime, sure, but in 2025, there's nothing particularly special about it on human rights and censorship.

In the context of Western censorship of a global resource, Yandex makes a load of sense.

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RobotToaster 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

If I was looking for something that is against the interests of Russian oligarchs I wouldn't use yandex.

In the same way it has become obvious that you should not use Google if you are looking for something that is against the interests of American oligarchs.