EU’s Google Feud Aids Russian Rival Blamed for Kremlin Lies
- EU antitrust remedy opened door to Yandex popularity in Europe
- Yandex faced criticism for cutting content critical of Putin
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The European Union’s crackdown on Google’s Android has led to an unintended consequence: boosting the popularity of Russia’s favorite search-engine, accused by the bloc of spreading Kremlin propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine.
Yandex NV’s rise follows an EU antitrust order that led to Alphabet Inc.’s Google offering phone users a choice of rival apps for internet searches on handsets running its Android operating system.