Latvian government blocks all Yandex sites

Latvia's electronic media regulator (NEPLP) announced Thursday that it has blocked access to all websites affiliated with Yandex.

According to the agency’s head, Ivar Abolins, the company’s audio streaming service, Yandex Music, will also be blocked as it contains podcasts and other content “created by sanctioned individuals in Russia.”

The Latvian news outlet Delfi noted that the NEPLP ruled in April 2022 to restrict access to the Yandex homepage as it contains “distorted and false information” about current events such as the war in Ukraine.