Just yesterday we wrote about the threat of blocking Yandex.Video if the team Yandex does not remove links to pirate sites from search results. Now the press service of Yandex, commented on the situation.
According to Yandex, the requirements of the lock according to the law do not apply to search engines. The company said: “We believe requirements to us unreasonable and inconsistent with law and will appeal against the determination of the Moscow city court”. It is also noted that as a search engine Yandex operates in full compliance with the law.
We will remind, on August 24, the Moscow city court ruled on interim measures against Yandex in connection with the statement from the channels TNT, TV-3, 2×2, Super, owned by Gazprom-media. From Yandex demanded to remove from search results links to pirate sites from the TV series “house arrest,” “no contest,” show “mystery history” and animated series “Beware earthlings”.
The court’s decision it is necessary to perform three days from the moment of sending the company notice of the need to execute the judgment. The deadline is Thursday 30 August in the late afternoon.