> Yandex News service is how a lot of Russians consume news media. It has a systemic history of censorship and propaganda. Also, Yandex search has been known to censor the results as well — always in interests of Russian state.
so same as if you replace Yandex with Google and Russians with Americans
Sure, so if you're in a country that would be hurt by America more than Russia Yandex makes sense. If you're in many western countries then Russia is currently threatening every other weak to nuke you so...
Propaganda is almost unavoidable in modern times but if possible it's better to avoid one that pretty directly goes against your own best interests.
so same as if you replace Yandex with Google and Russians with Americans