Russia will require the state-backed messenger app Max to be pre-installed on all new phones and tablets from September, as ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, ...

Russia has ordered a state-backed messaging app to be installed on all devices across the country in a move set to ...

EADaily, August 22nd, 2025. In Russia, this afternoon, on August 22, the Google Meet video service "fell", which entered the ...

Max will replace a standalone messaging app made by Russian tech giant VK, which has been a piece of mandatory preinstalled ...

The Russian leadership wants to force WhatsApp out of the country. The preferred alternative called MAX must now be ...

The Russian government will require the state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, in a move that could increase surveillance of Russian ...

Russian authorities have announced partial restrictions on calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp. This is part of a ...

Russia says popular messaging apps facilitating crime, sabotage as internet restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine.

Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share ...

Russia is restricting calls via the foreign messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram, allegedly to defend against terrorists ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application cast as a rival to WhatsApp which critics have said could be used for ...