Between January and June 2023, 3,246 contents were removed from the Yandex Music service at the request of state authorities. The service lost another 1,087 files in the third quarter of this year. This is about “Yandex Music” reported in the first transparency report
The main reasons for deletion at the request of state bodies were materials containing false information about the SVO or content that discredits the actions of state bodies and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as a statement or propaganda of a non-traditional sexual nature. Relationships and information about suicide method.
More than 4,000 pieces of content were removed after 275 requests across 305 links. Requests for music tracks, videos, podcast episodes, and album covers. Yandex reported that all deleted content constituted 0.0057% of the music service’s total catalog.
It also appears from the report that in the third quarter of 2023, Yandex Music marked more than 17 thousand music tracks with the 18+ mark.
Previously Yandex Identity service to start Send notifications about deleting old accounts.