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Podcast by Mediazona blocked on Yandex

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Yandex.music, a Russian music streaming service, blocked a podcast by online media outlet Mediazona, which criticized the war in Ukraine. The podcast was blocked by the demand of Russian internet and communications regulator Roskomnadzor. In April, Yandex, an internet company primarily for Russian and Russian-language users, removed links to Mediazona’s website from its search results.

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