The Russian government may review the status of the country’s largest search engine Yandex as a media institution making it liable for the reported content, and although Yandex.News only republishes other media’s stories, analysts said that the new status is highly likely SIA reports quoting the ITAR-TASS.
In late April, President Vladimir Putin said the government is considering what types of companies should be recognized as mass media outlets, which require a license in Russia. Putin said Russia should protect its information in a market dominated by US technology, suggesting he may try to gain more control of Russia’s online industry as his push into neighboring Ukraine has fuelled the worst standoff with the west since the Cold War.
In the middle of May, a deputy of the Liberal Democratic Party, Andrei Lugovoi, asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to check whether Yandex complied with the mass media law, because it should be considered a mass media outlet.
Yandex spokesman Vladimir Isaev said that the company is ready to invite lawmakers and explain how Yandex.News works.
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