On the official page of the Firefox 98.0.1 release, the company did not include details as to why the search engines were suspended. The announcement of the suspension came from Mozilla through its release of Firefox 98.0.1.Īlong with the release of the new version today, Mozilla announced that the Yandex and search providers had been removed from the browser's drop-down search menu. In the meantime, we are pointing people to ." Mozilla Firefox 98.0.1 This means for the time being Yandex Search will not be the default search experience (or a default search option) for users in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Turkey. "After careful consideration, we are suspending the use of Yandex Search in Firefox due to credible reports of search results displaying a prevalence of state-sponsored content, which is contrary to the principles of Mozilla. Mozilla made thorough and careful research on the cause and impact of the situation before deciding on the ban. Mozilla's suspension of the Russian search engines extends to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Turkey.Īccording to BleepingComputer, a spokesperson from Mozilla explained that the suspension was not made abruptly without proven evidence. Mozilla has made Yandex its default search engine in Russia since 2014. In Russia, these three websites are among the most popular on the internet, with over a hundred million visitors per month. In line with the current events, Mozilla has decided to suspend Yandex Search,, and OK.ru due to the search engines favoring state-sponsored reports. While numerous companies like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter have withdrawn their presence in the country in response to the geopolitical chaos Russia is causing, other tech companies like Mozilla are also making efforts in eradicating fake news and misinformation on the internet. Mozilla Firefox has decided to temporarily suspend Russia's search engine providers. Mozilla Firefox recently updated its web browser releasing Firefox 98.0.1.Īlong with the recent update yesterday, March 14, Firefox also stated that it will remove Russian search engines from its browser. Mozilla Firefox released its 98.0.1 update which includes the removal of Russian search engines to combat misinformation.
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