Kremlin-linked billionaire utilizes new ‘right to be forgotten,’ tries to get critical news articles removed from Yandex

The billionaire Evgeny Prigozhin is demanding that Yandex delete from its search results an article about the Internet Research Agency, better known as Russia’s “troll factory.” Several news outlets, including the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, have published articles claiming that Prigozhin is the brains and money behind the troll factory.

The billionaire has also demanded that Yandex delete links to an article titled “Prigozhin’s Empire Has Captured Military Towns,” published on Fontanka.ru. The article describes how companies tied to Prigozhin have received state contracts worth roughly 26 billion rubles ($387 million).