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DeGoogle is done, now how do I deYandex myself?

Question

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

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