Politics · Russia · 4 hrs ago
Margarita Simonyan deletes post threatening to leave Yandex
Russian media figure Margarita Simonyan posted that she might switch from Yandex to Google because Yandex services were having problems.
The post appeared after a strike damaged a Yandex data center in Vladimir, according to the article.
She deleted it by the next morning and did not explain why.
Users reported problems with Yandex Mail, Direct and Telemost, as well as taxi bookings in some regions.
Yandex said it was restoring its most-used services first, while Yandex Cloud continued to operate with limits.
The head of Yandex's financial technology division gave no firm date for restoring Yandex Pay but said users' money was safe.
IT market representatives expect cloud service prices to rise as companies replace damaged equipment and strengthen infrastructure security.
Margarita Simonyan deleted a post threatening to switch from Yandex to Google after disruptions to Yandex services.
The post appeared after Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers and was removed by the following morning.
Simonyan did not explain why she deleted it.
Yandex services remained limited, with users reporting problems with Mail, Direct and Telemost, among other services.
A screenshot of Simonyan’s post was saved and published.
- Who
- Margarita Simonyan, a Russian propagandist.
- What
- She threatened to switch from Yandex to Google because of service disruptions, then deleted the post.
- When
- The post was removed by the following morning, a few hours after it appeared.
- Where
- The post was online. The reported service disruptions included Yandex services and a data center in Vladimir.
- Why
- Simonyan cited disruptions to Yandex, but she did not explain why she deleted the post.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Simonyan posted a threat to switch from Yandex to Google because of service disruptions.
Simonyan deleted the post.
Users reported disruptions to Yandex Mail, Direct and Telemost, as well as taxi-ordering problems in some regions.
- Post author
- Margarita Simonyan
- Alternative service mentioned
- Data center location
- Vladimir
- Affected services
- Mail, Direct and Telemost
- Removal timing
- By the following morning
What people are saying
Yesterday M. Simonyan, in response to Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers, showed solidarity with Ukraine by striking Yandex!
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