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Russia's Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens

  • None--Japan Today
  • published date: 2026-03-23 21:28:28 UTC

Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messenger apps. The rollout has rai…

Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the co… [+4458 chars]