How Russia’s Citizens Can’t Escape Their Largest Tech Company
- Yandex has become Russia’s Uber, Amazon, Spotify and Netflix
- Company’s user data has attracted the attention of government
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I’m woken up by an alarm on a home speaker designed by Yandex NV. I go to work in Yandex taxi listening to the company’s music-streaming service. My lunch is delivered by Yandex.Eats. I buy sneakers on the company’s Beru marketplace, and catch up on a series on its Kinopoisk smart-TV app in the evening.
You get the picture. Not so long ago, most decisions in Russia were decided by the state. Now, Russia’s largest tech company can cater to your every need.