DeGoogle is done, now how do I deYandex myself?
I live in Russia and care about my privacy and stuff.
Yandex is widely known as a company that doesn't really care about privacy, but some of its services are too comfortable for a Russian people, for example - the Maps or Taxi app.
I find Organic Maps isn't as comfortable as Yandex Maps and for Taxi, I just need a car, or ride a bicycle, but none of the options work for me, because I don't have car and driver license, and it's too dangerous to ride a bicycle in my city due to many dogs and all of them are getting angry at cyclists.
I also wish to find a good alternative for all Russian marketplaces (if it's even possible to do so), because I have to use them, because my city is too small to have products/goods I need. Even AliExpress is Russian here, owned by a company that also work for government (VK Group).
If someone is interested: here's my DeGoogle setup:
Browser: DuckDuckGo
Messenger: Telegram (but I plan to use Signal soon)
App market: Aurora store and F-Droid
Keyboard: FUTO Keyboard
Maps: Yandex Maps and Organic Maps
Videohosting: YouTube Morphe and NewPipe
NFC payment: Mir Pay (Russian Analogue of Google pay, but I plan to move back to cash)
Internet shopping: Ozon (sort of Russian mix of Amazon and AliExpress, but it's Russian)
Posted Aug 13, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC