Relations (1)

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Russia is related to Google because the country has actively developed domestic technological alternatives to Google's services to increase its digital autonomy, as described in [1], [2], and [3].

Facts (3)

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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org SWP 3 facts
accountRussia has established domestic equivalents to dominant United States digital services, specifically Yandex for Google and vKontakte for Facebook, to increase its technological autonomy.
claimRussia is working to become more autonomous by establishing domestic equivalents to dominant United States services, specifically Yandex for Google and vKontakte for Facebook.
accountRussia has attempted to become more autonomous from the United States by establishing domestic equivalents to US services, such as Yandex for Google and vKontakte for Facebook.